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DEEP backs bill to limit collocated generation for very large loads; lawmakers press ISO, PURA roles
Summary
DEEP told the committee HB5469 would create rules of the road for large loads and collocated generation ( >50 MW) to avoid shifting costs to other ratepayers. Legislators asked how ISO New England and PURA would handle interconnection, replacement capacity, and environmental safeguards for backup generation.
House Bill 5469 was one of the first items the Energy and Technology Committee considered at its final public hearing. DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes and energy officials described the bill as a forward‑looking framework for preventing cost shifts from very large electric loads — such as hypothetical hyperscale data centers — that could be served by collocated generation at existing plants.
DEEP said the legislation would bar existing…
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