CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR VOTES TO SHIELD OHIOANS FROM RISING DATA CENTER ENERGY COSTS

Washington, Sept. 16 -- Congressman Dave Taylor issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) released the following statement on today's passage of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. This bill would establish a federal standard for protecting American consumers from surging energy costs resulting from local large-load electricity users like AI data centers.

"Ohio is rapidly emerging as a national hub for digital infrastructure, and Buckeye families should not have to bear rising energy costs resulting from local data center development,"said Congressman Taylor."Today, I was proud to vote in support of the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure data centers pay their fair share and shield consume...