Where does Suhas Subramanyam stand on data centers?
Of 29 statements on the record, 17 raised concerns about data centers and 12 carry no label.
Statements 29 statements
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Subramanyam expressed concerns that community members are seeing power lines run through their homes and schools, spikes in their utility bills, and environmental impacts from data center development
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US Representative Suhas Subramanyam proposed a National Data Center Plan requiring data centres to pay for their own power needs and to establish guardrails on development to ensure communities are not subsidizing power infrastructure
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam warned the data center industry that if they do not address community concerns, a national moratorium on data centers will likely pass state by state rather than at the federal level.
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Rep. Subramanyam reported that a data center using diesel backup generators in Loudoun County has caused respiratory problems in neighboring families.
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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
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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.
Virginia Mercury (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
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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
Yahoo · Virginia Mercury (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
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Warner and Subramanyam pitched bills requiring data centers to publicly disclose information about energy and water use, emissions, backup generation and other environmental impacts
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Democratic representative from Virginia's 10th district, introduced four pieces of legislation to address data center impacts.
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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
Law Commentary (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
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State utility regulators would have one year after enactment to begin considering the standard and two years to complete consideration
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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
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The Data Center Fair Share Act would require states to establish utility rates to make data centers pay full incremental grid upgrade costs, with loss of federal highway funding as penalty for non compliance.
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Rep. Subramanyam introduced bills directing government agencies to create official standards for measuring data center energy and water use
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Residents report utility bills doubling due to data center infrastructure demands
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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
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The Responsible Data Center Siting Act would direct the secretary of energy to establish best practices for selecting data center locations considering energy availability, effects on utility bills, water and electricity consumption, environmental consequences, community impacts including noise and workforce needs, and national security considerations.
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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
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The Data Center Fair Share Act would require data centers to pay the full cost of the power generation and grid upgrades needed to serve them, with states adopting large load tariffs designed to ensure data centers pay for electricity infrastructure rather than residents, or lose access to federal highway funds.
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U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam introduces National Data Center Plan on September 8, 2026, consisting of four bills: Responsible Data Center Siting Act, Data Center Fair Share Act, Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, and Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act
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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
loudounnow.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam's package of four bills focuses on the projects' energy costs, national security risks and impact on residents' quality of life
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Data Center Fair Share Act requiring data centers to pay the full cost of grid and generation upgrades
loudounnow.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
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The Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act would require the development of a strategy to protect communities near data centers and related infrastructure from adversarial threats.
South Asian Herald (opens in a new tab) · also reported by 1 more · Full quote, context and sources
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Congressman Suhas Subramanyam introduced a four bill national plan to regulate data center expansion
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Subramanyam's district includes portions of Northern Virginia where data center development has become a prominent economic and community issue
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Proposal would keep data centers and new power lines away from homes, schools and historic parks
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Rep. Subramanyam proposed plan to require large data centers to cover costs of power grid updates
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Proposal would require large facilities to cover costs of security upgrades around facilities and infrastructure
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Votes 1 vote
1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.
- Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against
