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Committee advances bill targeting data centers and other large energy users amid water and fee concerns
Summary
The committee reported substitute House Bill 25 15 out on a narrow 11–10 vote after members debated fees, water use, grid reliability and tribal treaty obligations for emerging large energy‑use facilities including data centers.
The committee voted to report substitute House Bill 25 15 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation following extended debate over fees, water use, reporting requirements and protections for tribes and workers.
Megan McFadden, committee staff, summarized the substitute (H‑3354.1): it establishes reporting and permitting disclosures for emerging large energy‑use facilities (defined in the substitute as facilities with an aggregate maximum contract demand of 20 megawatts or more and NAICS codes that reference data centers and similar industries), prohibits Ecology from distributing no‑cost allowances…
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