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- 4d agoPoliticoEarliestHawley backs nationwide data center moratorium
- 2d agoYahooPickupRepublican Senator Wants to Freeze AI Data Center Boom as Congress Pushes to Expand It
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Hawley backs nationwide data center moratorium
Why it’s here: A sitting senator's call for a federal data center moratorium tied to ratepayer protection and a pending Senate energy-cost bill is a live federal policy fight in the energy-for-data-centers area.
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4d agoPoliticoHawley backs nationwide data center moratoriumSen. Josh Hawley endorsed a federal data center construction moratorium until Congress passes a taxpayer "bill of rights" guaranteeing no rate increases, making him the first Senate Republican to back a national pause. EnergyAIVoters back data center limits in 2026 elections; Hawley seeks national moratorium21 linked
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- data centers
- Ratepayer Protection Act
- Greg Abbott
- Richard Blumenthal
- Bernie Sanders
- Josh Hawley