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House panel backs study committee to examine Idaho electricity needs and large loads

2821865 · March 27, 2025
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Summary

The House State Affairs Committee voted to send HCR 19 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation to form a study committee to review Idaho’s electricity needs, including large loads such as data centers and interactions with land use and water.

The House State Affairs Committee on Oct. 12 voted to send HCR 19, a concurrent resolution to form a study committee on electricity, to the full House with a due-pass recommendation.

Representative Stephanie Mickelson, legislative district 32, told the committee the resolution is meant “to form a committee and take a look at that so we can continue to have affordable rates here for those Idahoans who have built out the system and it's their resources.” She said one of…

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