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Senate committee backs microgrid oversight bill after split debate over data centers
Summary
The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee recommended SB235 on a 6–4 vote, advancing a bill that would require large 'microgrids' (20 MW threshold) powering data centers to meet renewable-energy minimums, bar rate-shifting to customers, and give the Public Regulation Commission oversight and annual reporting duties.
A Senate committee on Thursday recommended approval of SB235, a bill that would subject large microgrids and data centers to minimum renewable-energy standards, new reporting requirements and Public Regulation Commission oversight.
The sponsor, Sen. [Steinborn] (transcript speaker identified as sponsor in hearing), framed the measure as a response to rapid data-center development — citing a proposed ‘Project Jupiter’ in southern Doña Ana County — and said the bill would require covered microgrids to meet the same renewable portfolio baseline used for utilities (40 percent) and prohibit utilities from…
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