House lawmakers dive into one of the problems with data centers: Water

Republicans and Democrats agree data centers should not stick ordinary ratepayers with their big water bills, but agreeing on how to do it is another matter.

House lawmakers dive into one of the problems with data centers: Water

TL;DR

  • Republicans and Democrats share the view that data centers should not pass their high water bills onto ordinary ratepayers.
  • There is disagreement on the specific mechanisms to achieve this cost allocation.
  • The central issue is how to manage and pay for the significant water usage of data centers.