00:00The U.S. House just voted almost unanimously to stop your electric bill from paying for AI data centers.
00:06Lawmakers passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3 on Thursday, one of the most lopsided votes of the year.
00:13The bipartisan bill would set federal standards requiring large data center customers,
00:18those pulling 100 megawatts or more off the grid, to pay the incremental upgrade costs their operations create.
00:25Instead of spreading those costs across everyday household bills, the measure was championed by Southwest Virginia Representatives Ben Kline,
00:33Morgan Griffith and John McGuire, whose district has seen explosive data center growth.
00:38It now heads to the Senate, where its path is less certain.
00:41Supporters say it directly targets one of the fastest-growing drivers of rising electricity costs for American families,
00:48as AI companies race to build bigger and bigger data centers nationwide.
00:52Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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