{
  "id": 7895751,
  "title": "House approves bill aimed at putting data center electricity costs on tech companies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-approves-bill-aimed-at-putting-data-center-electricity-costs-on",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:56:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6090232-house-passes-data-center-electricity-bill/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at shielding Americans from increased electricity costs associated with data centers. The bill requires states to consider taking up standards that would force tech companies to shoulder the electricity cost increases associated with large data centers but doesn't actually require them to regulate. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act,...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-passes-bill-taking-aim-at-data-center-electricity-costs",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:58:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US House advances first bill addressing economic impacts of data center boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-house-advances-first-bill-addressing-economic-impacts-of-data",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:09:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The US House advances the Ratepayer Protection Act, aimed at preventing data center-related utility costs from being passed on to consumers, by a vote of 417-3 (Justin Papp/CNBC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-us-house-advances-the-ratepayer-protection-act-aimed-at",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:30:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}