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  "description": "The bill would require data centers to pay for local transmission upgrades and offset their grid impact through new power resources.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T18:23:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2026 – A bill that would require data centers to offset their energy cost impacts on rate payers was introduced by Sen. **Chris Van Hollen,** D-Md.\n\nThe Power for the People Act would make several regulatory changes requiring data centers to supply their own power sources and shift responsibility for costs of increases to grid capacity to accommodate usage to the companies themselves.\n\n“Although they are not the only factor causing electricity prices to rise, it is clear that new data center energy demand is having a significant and growing impact on Americans’ utility bills,” Van Hollen said in a Jan. 15 press release.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Senate Bill to Offset Data Centers' Impact on Energy Costs Introduced",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:59:59.159Z"
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