US House committee hears pitch for off-grid AI data centers
By Emma Whitford ( February 24, 2026, 22:11 GMT | Insight) -- Proposals to expand artificial intelligence data centers without spiking consumer energy bills dominated a US House hearing Tuesday, including regulatory reform to facilitate new generation off the grid. Republican Senator Tom Cotton’s 2026 DATA Act would exempt such projects from federal oversight. Proposals to expand artificial intelligence data centers without spiking consumer energy bills dominated a US House hearing Tuesday, including regulatory reform to facilitate new generation off the grid....
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