Maintenance in progress

two separate moves targeted the physical and political cost of ai data centers in the united states this cycle. texas governor abbott directed utilities to shift data-center electricity infrastructure costs off residential ratepayers by end of july, while senator tom cotton alleged a chinese-funded network of nonprofits is secretly directing u.s. opposition to data-center construction and demanded a justice department probe. the buildout's strain is surfacing at once as a utility-bill question and a foreign-influence accusation.

u.s. state and federal politics