Make data centers cover their added energy costs

Hagerty urged the Senate to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act so families and small businesses would not bear the added energy costs of data centers. He argued that the companies should pay for the infrastructure and energy needed to run their facilities. He also opposed blanket data-center moratoriums and said local communities should decide when, where and whether to permit them.

Context: Prepared Senate floor remarks released September 30, 2026. This is support for proposed protections, not proof of enactment or a campaign pledge.

In their own words

the costs should not be borne by American families and small businesses.

The source

Hagerty: prepared Senate floor remarks on Ratepayer Protection Act ↗

Published: 9/30/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026