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PUC witness tells committee the commission can deny large data‑center contracts; members weigh moratorium and Act 250 role
Summary
Greg Faber of the Public Utility Commission told the Finance Committee the PUC can review and reject special contracts and interconnection agreements for large AI data centers; members discussed overlap with Act 250, water and transmission impacts, and draft language in H.727.
Greg Faber, testifying for the Public Utility Commission, told the Finance Committee the commission has authority to review interconnection agreements and special contracts for large electric loads and can decline agreements if the terms or system impacts are improper.
"For the record, I'm Greg Faber with the PUC," Faber said, and explained the PUC's current role: the commission examines interconnection work, transformers and transmission upgrades and reviews special contracts between utilities and large users. "We do have that authority to say no," he said, describing interconnection…
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