Trump touts push to contain AI energy costs
Republican lawmaker raises concerns at hearing about impact of data centers on residential customers
Roll Call mentions CEI’s expert testimony on AI innovation.
Earlier Tuesday, the House Science, Space and Technology Committee’s oversight panel held a hearing on data center infrastructure, with an emphasis on speeding permitting and increasing energy generation capacity.
Republicans, along with witnesses from Google and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, urged an increase in energy supply to help lower costs, which they said could be sped up by revamping the energy permitting process.
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