23-05-2025
Hill energy tech group eyes legislation, bipartisan expansion
A new Capitol Hill working group tasked with developing legislation that could help tackle an expected boom in energy demand from artificial intelligence is starting to gain momentum.
The working group — spearheaded by Republican Rep. Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota — is starting to garner lawmaker interest after Fedorchak received nearly 100 responses to a request for information on powering the future of AI.
'We knew there was growing interest in how to meet AI's energy demands, but the depth and breadth of these responses exceeded our expectations,' Fedorchak said.
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The congresswoman said people and companies she's heard from are tied to utilities, data center operators, energy producers, cybersecurity experts and tech innovators.
