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The Data Center Bill That Passed 417-3, Then Stalled

The Data Center Bill That Passed 417-3, Then Stalled

Oct 4, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids

The US House voted 417-3 to make large data centers pay the full cost of the electricity grid they demand. Two weeks later, on September 30, the Senate let the bill die on a 57-43 procedural vote. Neither result changes a single household’s power bill — because...
The BrightVolt Take: Heat Pumps Sell on the Price Ratio

The BrightVolt Take: Heat Pumps Sell on the Price Ratio

Aug 3, 2026 | Home Electrification, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy

Norway installs roughly fourteen times more heat pumps per household than Britain does. Not because Norwegians care more about the climate, and not because Oslo writes bigger cheques. It is because in Norway a kilowatt-hour of electricity costs little more than a...