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Senator Sparks lays out proposal to pair produced‑water desalination, cogeneration and data centers to reduce freshwater demand
Summary
Senate Bill 22 11 would ease regulatory barriers to integrated projects that pair produced‑water desalination, cogeneration and data centers by clarifying that desalinated produced water and digital products qualify as industrial products and by treating certain cogenerators as non‑retail entities.
Senator Sparks told the Committee that Senate Bill 22 11 would clarify state law so that desalinated produced water and digital products could be treated as industrial products, and to allow cogeneration facilities that supply both power and desalinated water behind the meter to be treated as qualifying cogenerators rather than retail electric utilities.
Sparks said Texas has "cheap abundant natural gas out in West Texas" and large…
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