The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
In an aerial view, the Stargate Oracle A.I. data center campus in Abilene, Texas in August. Lawmakers in both parties have called on Congress to impose guardrails on artificial intelligence.
Inflation and the cost of living have been the biggest drivers of campaigns this year, but the broad term “affordability” breaks down into specific issues, from housing to health care.