Martin Heinrich: “Congress needs to pass a law with real teeth.”

I’m pushing for legislation that will actually hold AI data centers accountable for their energy usage and lower electricity bills for Americans.

I don’t think it’s enough to just take their word for it. It’s not enough for us to tell states to consider making data centers pay for grid updates.

We need to be able to build big things in this country again, and if we don’t, experts like the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas have estimated that we will see 20 to 30 percent increases in the cost of electricity in the near term.

Rather than making pledges or suggestions to states, Congress needs to pass real legislation with real teeth.