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Americans are worried AI data centers will raise their electricity bills. Congress has come up with a plan to protect ratepayers, but there’s no easy way to find out what AI is costing them.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released a proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to the 2020, 2023, and 2026 editions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). The TIA was submitted by Andrew Browne, Intertek, and has a comment closing date of October 30, 2026. 

The AI trade may be about to grow far beyond GPUs. At the All-In Summit, PresidentDonald Trump called data centers “the oil of the next 20–25 years,” arguing that they are making states and communities wealthy. Data proves otherwise.

The Stargate Oracle AI data center in Abilene, Texas, a project with Open AI, will span roughly 4 million square feet. Completion is expected by year’s end.Brandon Bell/Getty

Va. (WDBJ) – This week’s debut “At Issue with Kate Capodanno” takes the conversation surrounding data centers to WDBJ7’s Political Analyst Dr. Cayce Myers and Senior Reporter Joe Dashiell

In an aerial view, various data centers are shown situated near a neighborhood on July 17, 2024 in Ashburn, Va. Northern Virginia is home to 319 mapped data centers — about 19% percent of the country’s facilities. Nathan Howard/hide caption

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico blasted Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton on data centers in a wide-ranging interview with CBS News Texas. 

For many living in neighboring areas, the construction of data centers like this one in Sandusky, Ohio, has become a flash point.Frank Thorp V for NBC News Sept. 6, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

A person holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026. Thomas Simonetti/AFP