Require data center companies to pay for grid infrastructure

Schiff supports provisions in the permitting reform bill requiring data center companies to cover the costs of grid infrastructure, rather than leaving American taxpayers to pay those costs. He says the provisions mirror legislation of his own.

Context: He supports these provisions but opposes the bill overall in its current form.

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require data center companies to cover the costs of grid infrastructure

The source

STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Statement on Permitting Reform Legislation

Published: 11/9/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026