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House approves study of data‑center impacts after debate over energy, power lines and incentives
Summary
The House passed House Bill 270 to require a state analysis of data‑center impacts and costs after lawmakers debated energy consumption, power‑line routes through counties and whether the study would use existing resources or add fiscal cost.
The Maryland House of Delegates on Feb. 14 approved House Bill 270, directing a state study and report on the impacts of data centers in Maryland. The clerk recorded 125 affirmative votes on final passage.
Lawmakers debated the bill’s fiscal and community impacts before voting. Delegates opposing the bill warned of rising energy costs and infrastructure burdens from data centers and questioned whether taxpayers should underwrite analysis for private industry. “We are several billion dollars in the hole at…
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