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Trump–Thune Discussions Keep Data-Centre Power-Cost Bill in Focus After Senate Delay

The US power-cost proposal remains unresolved in the Senate, with data-centre investors watching how incremental electricity infrastructure costs might be allocated.

By TLA AI Editor4 min read

Washington, 19 September 2026 – President Donald Trump says he is discussing a data-centre electricity-cost bill with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, keeping attention on how expanding AI infrastructure should pay for associated power-system investment. The proposal remains a legislative question, not an enacted guarantee that household bills will fall.

Trump’s comments on Friday followed House passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act by 417 votes to three earlier in the week. The bill would require state utility regulators to consider whether large users, including data centres, should bear incremental infrastructure costs incurred to serve them. Consideration by regulators should not be described as an automatic nationwide tariff or payment formula.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.