House passes data-center bill 417–3

House lawmakers passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, H.R. 9340, 417–3 on September 16. The official House roll call records 12 members not voting, while CBS News’ bill summary says the measure would push state utility regulators to ensure large-load customers cover new generation costs rather than pass them to households; it now goes to the Senate. Data-center builders should model power contracts and political risk together, beside the archive’s analysis of AI grid shortfalls, because a cheap interconnection can still face a new cost-allocation regime.