Sheldon Whitehouse: “The disparity between coastal and inland funding under the Corps Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Account.”

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

This is a hugely important milestone but there are two big pieces of work in front of us.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

If we can pass this bill, we will flood the grid with clean, affordable energy and make data centers start paying their fair share.