U.S. Representative
Subramanyam's Data Center Fair Share Act directs states to develop a tariff on data centers and other large load users to pay for energy infrastructure, with loss of federal highway funds if a state fails to adopt a tariff
Statements / Candidates / Virginia: U.S. House, District 10
Suhas Subramanyam
Democratic, the incumbent. Candidate for U.S. House, District 10, Virginia, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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Subramanyam's Data Center Fair Share Act directs states to develop a tariff on data centers and other large load users to pay for energy infrastructure, with loss of federal highway funds if a state fails to adopt a tariff (as reported, September 16, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 26
U.S. Representative, Virginia's 10th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Data Center Fair Share Act, requiring states to develop a tariff on data centers and large load users to pay for energy infrastructure, with federal highway funds as penalty for non compliance.
U.S. Representative, Virginia's 10th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Subramanyam introduced the Responsible Data Center Siting Act, directing federal government to create comprehensive guidelines for siting data centers to protect residents and environment.
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative
The Responsible Data Center Siting Act directs the federal government to create comprehensive guidelines on how to site data centers in communities to protect residents and environment
U.S. Representative (D-Virginia 10th District) and Mark Warner, U.S. Senator (D-Virginia)
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner introduced bills to create standards for siting data centers, amplify transparency about power and water use, and protect communities from international threats
U.S. Representative and Mark Warner, U.S. Senator
Warner and Subramanyam pitched bills requiring data centers to publicly disclose information about energy and water use, emissions, backup generation and other environmental impacts
U.S. Representative
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Democratic representative from Virginia's 10th district, introduced four pieces of legislation to address data center impacts.
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative from Virginia
The Responsible Data Center Siting Act would direct the Department of Energy to develop national best practices for deciding where data centers should be built
U.S. Representative from Virginia
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced a four bill federal data center plan on September 8, 2026
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative from Virginia
State utility regulators would have one year after enactment to begin considering the standard and two years to complete consideration
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative from Virginia
The measure ties implementation to federal highway money by directing the U.S. transportation secretary to withhold funds from states that have not implemented the large load standard
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative from Virginia
The Data Center Fair Share Act would require utilities to recover full cost of generation, transmission, and distribution upgrades from nonresidential electricity customers with combined peak demand of at least 100 megawatts at a single site or campus
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative
Data Center Fair Share Act requires data centers and other large energy users to pay the full cost of grid and generation upgrades needed to serve them
U.S. Representative
Rep. Subramanyam introduced bills directing government agencies to create official standards for measuring data center energy and water use
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative
Residents report utility bills doubling due to data center infrastructure demands
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. Representative
Four bills include Responsible Data Center Siting Act, Data Center Fair Share Act, Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, and Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act
U.S. Representative (D-VA-10)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced The Responsible Data Center Siting Act to direct the secretary of energy to establish best practices for locating new data centers
U.S. Representative (D-VA-10)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act directing NIST to develop technical standards for measuring data center energy and water use
U.S. Representative (D-VA-10)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act to require development of a strategy to protect communities living around data infrastructure from adversaries
U.S. Representative
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam's package of four bills focuses on the projects' energy costs, national security risks and impact on residents' quality of life
U.S. Representative (D-VA-10)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Data Center Fair Share Act requiring data centers to pay the full cost of grid and generation upgrades
U.S. Congressman (Virginia 10th District)
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam introduced a four bill national plan to regulate data center expansion
U.S. Congressman (Virginia 10th District)
Subramanyam's district includes portions of Northern Virginia where data center development has become a prominent economic and community issue
Suhas Subramanyam, Representative
Proposal would keep data centers and new power lines away from homes, schools and historic parks
Representative
Rep. Subramanyam proposed plan to require large data centers to cover costs of power grid updates
Suhas Subramanyam, Representative
Proposal would require large facilities to cover costs of security upgrades around facilities and infrastructure
Recorded votes on data center bills 1
- September 16, 2026 H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Recorded as Yea.
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