Suhas Subramanyam
ON THE RECORD · 12 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I know that localities do zoning, states do energy policy and other related things, but Congress and the federal government need to get involved,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam argued that Congress and the federal government need to get involved in data center infrastructure development.
“They’re not feeling like anyone’s listening to them.”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam said communities in his district feel ignored by the data center industry.
“And to me, neither of those is a viable option moving forward.”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam said neither doing nothing nor a full moratorium is a viable option for data center development going forward.
“What's not OK is feeling like they come in, jack up utility costs and we pay for their power infrastructure,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam objected to data centers raising utility costs and shifting power infrastructure costs onto residents.
“If you are concerned about a race with China, when it comes to building data centers and AI, you should want to work with us on a plan to get community buy-in for where to build data centers,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam argued that those concerned about competing with China should support a plan for community buy-in on data center siting.
“The communities are being steamrolled by the industry,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam warned that community backlash could obstruct data center buildout unless Congress steps in.
“At the federal level, if we say that we're going to take away some of your federal funding if you do this, then it will be a no-brainer,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam said tying federal funding to compliance would make it easy for states to require large power users to cover infrastructure costs.
“The only plan I've seen is either to do nothing or a full moratorium,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam said the only options he has seen are doing nothing or imposing a full moratorium on data center development.
“pay their fair share for the infrastructure that needs to be built because of them.”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-04
Subramanyam argued data centers should pay their fair share for the infrastructure built because of them.
“We need to do it fast, because otherwise this can be very dangerous,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-14
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said urgent action is needed on AI because the technology could be very dangerous.
“We are a cautionary tale for the rest of the country,”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam offered a warning based on his district's rapid data center development.
“[I]f my district were a country, it would have more data centers than almost every other country in the world.”
Suhas Subramanyam · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam illustrated the sheer density of data centers in his Virginia district.