[U.S. Senate Data Center Electricity Bill Blocked, Electricity Costs Become Midterm Election Focus] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on October 1, the U.S. Senate engaged in partisan debates over artificial intelligence data centers and electricity costs. A data center-related bill pushed by Republicans failed to pass a procedural vote on Wednesday. The bill required state-level utility regulators to consider measures to prevent new data centers from driving up residential electricity prices. In the Senate vote, the bill received 57 votes in favor and 43 against, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance. Only four Democratic senators supported the bill. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the bill as "political theater," stating that it only proposed voluntary standards and did not mandate regulators to take concrete actions. Republicans countered, arguing that the bill was a response to public concerns about data centers increasing electricity costs and noted that it had previously passed the House with near-unanimous support. As the construction of AI data centers accelerates and electricity demand rises, related issues have become a significant topic in the U.S. midterm elections. According to an analysis by the Cook Political Report based on AdImpact data, political ad spending on data center-related topics has exceeded $53 million.