2026-10-11 / Signal #5
Bipartisan bill would make AI data centers pay for their own power lines
“The data center doesn’t get to keep the free electricity anymore.”
Why It Matters
Money, institutions, and the physical cost of AI finally hitting the political machine; concrete policy artifact instead of vague AI-boom talk.
Evidence
U.S. Senate Energy Committee / Fortune, Oct 11
Sources
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