Washington, April 9 -- Congressman John Garamendi issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and 22 of their House and Senate Colleagues in introducing the Power for the People Act (https://tonko.house.gov/uploadedfiles/power_for_the_people_fact_sheet_4.26.pdf). This legislation ensures that data centers are held responsible for the high costs of their electricity demand.
The rise of artificial intelligence models has resulted in data center development exploding in recent years. With data centers critical to national security, economic development, and job growth, their need will only increase.
However, data centers are huge energy consumers, and their rapid gr...