Committee advances microgrid oversight bill after heated public hearing on data‑center projects
Lawmakers voted 6‑3 to advance a committee substitute of SB 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, after hours of testimony from community groups worried about Project Jupiter's proposed methane microgrid and industry opponents who warned regulation would chill investment.
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A Senate committee voted to advance a committee substitute for SB 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, after an extensive public hearing that split environmental advocates and industry groups over how to regulate large private microgrids tied to proposed data‑center development.
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