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Senate committee gives do‑pass to bill excluding on‑site backup generators from PSC siting
Summary
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6–0, with one absent, to recommend a “do pass” on House Bill 15 39, which would exclude certain on‑site backup electric generation from PSC siting requirements.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6–0, with one absent, to recommend a “do pass” on House Bill 15 39, which would change how the state treats on‑site backup electric generation for large electricity users.
Representative Anna Novak, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure “relates to backup generation for large electricity users” and was brought at the request of data centers seeking to invest and locate in the state. Novak said the bill would create a new definition of backup electric generation to cover generation that is not interconnected to the electrical grid and is used only when primary grid power is unavailable.
The change aims to remove on‑site backup generators from the Public…
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