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Committee approves study bill on large electrical loads and data centers, 7-0
Summary
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 1579, a study of the impacts of very large electricity consumers such as data centers on the grid, infrastructure needs and regulatory issues; the committee recorded a 7-0 vote and named a carrier.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously, 7-0, to give House Bill 1579 a do-pass recommendation after a discussion about grid reliability, transmission costs and landowner concerns tied to large electrical loads such as data centers.
House Bill 1579, which passed the House 89-3, directs a study of how extremely large electricity consumers affect the state's electrical grid and regulatory framework. Committee language requires the study to evaluate grid reliability,…
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