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Where Charles E. Schumer stands on AI data centers and local power bills
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Charles E. Schumer
NY · U.S. Senate
Where they stand
Charles E. Schumer supports the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure while insisting that tech companies pay their fair share to keep local power bills from rising. In the legislative record reviewed so far, we have not verified formal legislative actions, such as bill sponsorships or roll-call votes, establishing specific federal rate structures or utility cost-allocation rules for data centers.
In policy speeches and statements, Schumer has integrated data center regulation into his broader platform for reducing household energy costs. As reported by The Hillthehill.com, he has called for enforceable consumer protections so families are shielded from grid upgrade costs, reiterating on his official X accountX that requiring data centers to cover their own expenses is essential to lowering electricity bills.
Schumer consistently connects data center power demand to clean energy expansion and grid modernization. During Senate floor remarksdemocrats.senate.gov, he argued that meeting the massive electricity needs of AI facilities requires building out solar, wind, and nuclear power rather than relying on polluting local generation that strains communities.
While Schumer helped spearhead the Senate's bipartisan AI roadmap to accelerate domestic technology leadership, he has favored regulatory safeguards and efficiency incentives over outright bans or moratoriums on data center construction. The exact statutory mechanisms he envisions to allocate power costs—such as large-load tariffs, separate customer classes, or mandatory utility surcharges—remain unspecified in the public record reviewed.
3 cited sources
- Chuck Schumer: Dems will push green tax credits, data center reform if they retake Senate majoritythehill.com
- X post by @SenSchumerX
- Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On President Trump's ...democrats.senate.gov
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Position details
Build AI data centers to support jobs, services, and U.S. technology leadership
SupportsOn January 22, 2025, Charles E. Schumer supported building capacity to meet expected artificial-intelligence demand.
This dated statement establishes his position at that time; it does not by itself establish his current position or views on cost allocation, local benefits, transparency, tax incentives, reliability, or customer protections.
How we reached this answer
This answer uses the specific statements and actions below. We consider what each bill or vote actually did; a bill number by itself is not treated as a position.
What they said
“Trump promised lower energy bills. Instead, they skyrocketed. Democrats’ plan to bring them down: 1. Build more clean energy 2. Cut delays — not protections 3. Fix the grid 4. Make data centers pay their fair share 5. Protect consumers https://t.co/VePUJRtLIY”
Read the full statement (opens in a new tab)“we must build the capacity to support that demand, no question about it.”
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- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“As Trump fixates on his vanity projects, @SenateDems are advancing our housing bill to address issues Americans actually care about. Our ROAD to Housing bill is a strong start to putting us on the right track to fixing the housing shortage that's driving up costs in our country.”
Context: Quoted post by @washingtonpost: The Senate is poised to pass a major bipartisan housing bill with a goal of helping bring down housing prices for Americans by stopping Wall Street investors from buying up single-family homes, among other things. https://t.co/01zyfuFeWK
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“Just incredible. A true example of American excellence. In these trying times for our country, we should all come together to support these incredible astronauts and the thousands of others at NASA who made this extraordinary mission possible.”
Context: Quoted post by @atrupar: Artemis II lifts off https://t.co/RReiVlaM80
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“Good luck to our brave American astronauts headed to the moon, the first crewed NASA mission to the moon in over five decades. Their journey is a testament to our incredible scientific capabilities, and a reminder why we need to invest in NASA and science writ large, not cut funds as the Trump administration has done repeatedly.”
Context: Quoted post by @NASA: We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). https://t.co/X27QJejNDt
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“Trump promised lower energy bills. Instead, they skyrocketed. Democrats’ plan to bring them down: 1. Build more clean energy 2. Cut delays — not protections 3. Fix the grid 4. Make data centers pay their fair share 5. Protect consumers https://t.co/VePUJRtLIY”
- What they’ve said· Official statement
Transcript leader schumer discusses the cost of climate change and democrats agenda to reduce energy prices
“We will ensure that data centers pay their fair share and support healthy communities, and we will enshrine consumer protections that lower costs into our energy position.”
- What they’ve said· Government record
Transcript leader schumer unveils democrats agenda to cut americans energy costs as trump sends prices soaring
“We must change it around, turn it inside out to prioritize lower costs, while protecting reliability.”
Context only — this record does not establish the official’s broader position or motive.
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“BREAKING: The Senate has unanimously passed COPPA 2.0 – the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy and Protection Act. This bill EXPANDS the current law protecting our kids online to ensure companies cannot collect personal information from anyone under the age of 17. This is really important to protect kids online. When I was Majority Leader, we passed this bill with bipartisan support as part of…”
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“If President Trump wants to help AI’s growth instead of hurt it, he should revoke his promise to kill the clean energy jobs we are going to need to support America’s and AI’s energy needs.”
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“Trump goes on and on about how we need more power and electricity to meet the demands of AI data centers. But he’s also cutting clean energy investments—and it’s tantamount to cutting AI’s potential. One hand doesn’t seem to know what the other hand is doing.”
- What they’ve said· X
Official social post
“President Trump is tying himself into knots and talking out of both sides of his mouth. On one hand, he goes on and on about how we need more power and electricity to meet the demands of AI data centers. On the other, he spent his first day halting clean energy projects that”
- What they’ve said· Government record
Leader schumer floor remarks on president trumps harmful clean energy executive orders and their impact on artificial intelligence
“we must build the capacity to support that demand, no question about it.”
“Of course, if AI becomes one of the central technologies of our lives as is expected, we must build the capacity to support that demand, no question about it.”
- What they’ve saidDate unavailable· Official congressional website
Official statement about floor remarks
“These AI data centers will dependon more clean energy production and transmission, and cutting clean energy will cut a good chunk of the new energy that's about to come on board.”
- What they’ve saidDate unavailable· News quotation
5802754 schumer green tax credits data center reform midterms
“We know that clean energy is critical to building any community support for these projects. Democrats cannot and must not stand by while local communities like Memphis choke on pollution”
- What they’ve saidDate unavailable· News quotation · Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance (SWACCA)
Schumer outlines democratic energy agenda focused on permitting data center regulation and tax credits
“pay their fair share and promote healthy communities”
- What they’ve saidDate unavailable· Official statement
Transcript leader schumer unveils democrats agenda to cut americans energy costs as trump sends prices soaring
“Fourth, data centers must pay their fair share and promote healthy communities while driving America forward. Democrats will push for what people want: not Trump’s toothless, stupid pledge, but rather strong, enforceable consumer protections. The public needs assurance that their electricity bill will not go up because of a data center, and only Congress can provide that certainty.”
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