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.
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.