Lawmakers Promote Data Center Rate Bill

Lawmakers promote data center rate bill

A bipartisan bill would require data centers and other large energy users to pay for added power demand and grid upgrades.

Lawmakers don't want ratepayers saddled with data center costs

A draft bill to protect power customers from paying for data center costs advanced Wednesday with a unanimous vote - but with criticism from NorthWestern Energy, the state's largest public utility. Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, chairman of the Energy and Technology Interim Committee, said the draft still needs work and input from more people. The bill outlines the Montana Public Service...