Senate rejects bill to stop AI data centers passing energy costs to households
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-01
The US Senate has rejected a bill aimed at preventing AI data centers from passing energy-infrastructure costs on to American households. The vote means surging data center power demands may continue to be subsidized by residential ratepayers, leaving the battle over who pays for AI's energy bill unresolved in Congress.
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