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Bernie Sanders has advocated for increased renewable energy investments and criticized fossil fuel subsidies in federal energy policy that affects infrastructure development nationwide, including in Texas.
May 26, 2026
Disclosure Is Coming. Developers Tracking Water Now Won't Break Stride.Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing a moratorium on new AI data centers, while Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want consumer rate protection.
May 24, 2026
22,000 MW by 2030 Meets the First Moratorium CallCongress is moving too: Hawley-Blumenthal on ratepayer protection, Sanders-AOC on a moratorium, Kaine staking out pragmatist ground.
May 4, 2026
NERC's Rare Grid Warning Hands Texas Developers an 18-Month WindowMaine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a moratorium to preserve a $550 million project in Jay; Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have proposed a federal moratorium; Pew found half of Democrats call data centers "mostly bad" for the environment.
April 16, 2026
Engage Early or Inherit Someone Else's MoratoriumSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced federal moratorium legislation.
April 15, 2026
Build Your Own Power Plant or Lose Your Place in LineSenator Sanders and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez introduced a federal AI data center moratorium act, and at least 36 U.S. projects faced delays or blockages between May 2024 and June 2025, disrupting an estimated $162 billion in investment.
April 7, 2026
Medina County Told Microsoft No. Here's the Playbook It Used.Meanwhile, the federal AI Data Center Moratorium Act from Sen. Sanders and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez aims to block new construction entirely.
March 16, 2026
"Bring Your Own Power, Water Plan, and Community Deal"Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a national construction moratorium.
March 11, 2026
Texas Developers Need No Permission. Rural Counties Are Changing That.Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a nationwide temporary moratorium on new datacenter construction.
February 27, 2026
6.5 GW Under Construction, 30% Slippage: The Real Cost of Texas's Datacenter SprintSeparately, nine states have introduced datacenter construction pause legislation, and Sen. Sanders continues pushing a federal moratorium.
February 20, 2026
Big Tech's Grid Bypass Meets a 14-State BacklashSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced legislative support for a nationwide datacenter moratorium Tuesday, backed by over 200 groups including Texas-based physician networks.
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