WASHINGTON — As counties across Kentucky weigh whether to approve new data centers, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have advanced a measure they say would protect families and businesses from paying higher electric bills to help pay for them.
What You Need To Know A committee led by Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, advanced the Ratepayer Protection Act this week
Supporters say the bill would ensure data centers pay for the utility upgrades needed to support them, instead of passing costs to ratepayers
The legislation passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee with unanimous support Kentucky counties have
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