Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senator Hester outlines registry, 'clean capacity' tiers and fees for data centers
Summary
Senator Hester described a proposal to require large‑load registration and offer voluntary clean‑capacity tiers for data centers, including confidentiality protections, fees of at least $1,000 per megawatt and incentives such as faster permits and priority interconnection.
Senator Hester presented the committee with draft ideas for addressing the growth of medium and large data centers, saying the state must balance competitiveness with protecting ratepayers.
"We are currently paying for these data centers...they're the reason our rates are high partially because of them," Senator Hester said while explaining why the bill lowers the large‑load threshold to identify more data‑center projects. The amendment proposes a mandatory large‑load registry at the Public Service Commission; registry entries would be kept confidential until a project becomes operational…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
