WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON -U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate did not advance the Ratepayer Protection Act:
"Across Virginia and across the country, communities near a data center are being saddled with high utility costs and serious concerns regarding the strain on local natural resources. Unfortunately, the Ratepayer Protection Act falls short because it lacks the enforceable requirements needed to actually protect families from bearing the costs of data center development.
"To actually get costs down, increase transparency, and get these data centers to use clean energy we need legislation with real teeth, real requirements,...