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Senate panel hears broad testimony on statewide data‑center rules covering noise, grid checks and transit buffers
Summary
SB 439 would require utility confirmation of electrical capacity, limit noise near residences, and bar siting near transit‑oriented areas; business groups criticized vague definitions and potential overreach while local officials urged water, environmental and transmission‑cost safeguards.
Senators received detailed testimony on SB 439, a bill proposing statewide standards for data‑center siting and operations aimed at protecting neighborhoods and grid reliability.
A committee member read prepared sponsor testimony into the record describing several elements: a requirement for written utility confirmation that adequate electrical capacity will be available within two years of construction; noise limits that would not allow levels within 300 feet of residential districts to exceed ambient levels by more than 5%…
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