{
  "id": 11014877,
  "title": "WATCH LIVE: Data center bill falls short as Senate holds final votes before the midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/watch-live-data-center-bill-falls-short-as-senate-holds-final-votes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:45:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-data-center-bill-falls-short-as-senate-holds-final-votes-before-the-midterms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A bill aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers failed to advance in the Senate. The Ratepayer Protection Act, which had been approved by the House of Representatives in September with an almost unanimous vote, fell short in the Senate with a 57 to 43 vote, not meeting the 60-vote margin needed.\n\nAccording to CBS News, Senate Democrats blocked the GOP-led effort, arguing that it did not go far enough to address energy consumption. PBS NewsHour reported that the bill's failure was due to an election-year clash on how best to address voter concerns about data centers and their impact on energy costs.\n\nThe bill's failure occurred as the Senate held its final votes before the midterms, with data centers and their impact on consumer electricity bills emerging as a top voter concern.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Democrats and Republicans announce long-awaited deal to speed up infrastructure, energy projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/democrats-and-republicans-announce-long-awaited-deal-to-speed-up",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:35:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/senate-democrats-block-datacenter-energy-bill",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:48:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}