Committee debates data-center reporting bill; industry seeks narrower scope and protections
AB 1577 would require data centers to report facility-level energy and water use to the Energy Commission and local planning agencies; oversight groups supported increased transparency while industry groups urged narrower thresholds, less frequent reporting and clearer trade-secret protections.
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Assemblymember Bauer-Kehan (presenter) described AB 1577 as the Data Center Energy Accountability Act, which would require data centers to report facility-level electricity and water estimates to the California Energy Commission and to local planning agencies during permitting, while preserving trade-secret protections.
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