Democrat Rep. Pallone plots data center crackdown

July 29, 2026

The top Democrat on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee is threatening a nationwide data center moratorium if his party regains the House next year, a cudgel he says he’ll wield to achieve an aggressive reining in of the power-guzzling tech infrastructure.

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