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Lawmaker unveils "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" urging tech firms to fund grid upgrades
Summary
A lawmaker introduced the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," saying major tech companies have committed to fund or build energy infrastructure to meet data-center demand and arguing the move will lower electricity bills for American families and protect consumers.
A lawmaker outlined a new "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," saying it will require America’s largest technology companies to fund or build the energy infrastructure needed to support new data centers so that "electricity bills for American families will actually come down." The speaker said the pledge was introduced earlier this year and framed it as a consumer‑protection and economic measure.
"Under this groundbreaking plan, America's largest tech companies have formally committed to fund or build all energy infrastructure required to meet the demand they are placing on the grid," the lawmaker said. The speaker added that the pledge is intended to "grow our economy, lower the cost of living, protect American consumers, and lead the world in AI and high‑tech." The transcript does not record a formal vote, implementation timeline, or staff direction; next steps were not specified in the provided remarks.
