Transmission Costs, Oversight Dominate House Permitting Talks

April 29, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC

House Republicans are trying to tackle how to get more electricity into the grid to support artificial intelligence needs, though are skeptical about the costs of expanding power lines.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce during a Wednesday hearing brought in energy executives and state utility leaders to discuss seven proposals that would require federal agencies to study how to make the grid more reliable and efficient, prevent residents from shouldering price increases from data centers, and allow states to opt out of the costs of new power lines.

Republicans and Democrats generally agreed on the need to improve ...

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