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Senate concurs with House on data-center electricity bill after negotiation; sponsors call it a template for other states
Summary
Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 6, legislation addressing electricity needs for data centers and grid reliability; sponsors said the final language largely preserved Senate objectives while accepting a local amendment.
The Texas Senate on the floor concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 6, a measure intended to address electric-system planning and the integration of large electric loads such as data centers.
Senator Kelly Hancock (floor remarks delivered by Senator King in the transcript) said the final text largely reflected the Senate’s priorities and noted that a single local amendment intended for Laredo was accepted by the…
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