Lawmakers Seek Ways to Prevent Data Centers From Straining Illinois’ Power Grids

Lawmakers fear AI data centers will drive up residents’ power bills • Michigan Advance

Construction proceeds at a data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in 2021. Across the country, some state lawmakers are concerned that the growing data center industry is creating a surge in demand for new electricity and grid infrastructure. (George Frey/Getty Images)This is the second of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the first…

Lawmakers fear AI data centers will drive up residents’ power bills • New Jersey Monitor

Construction proceeds at a data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in 2021. Across the country, some state lawmakers are concerned that the growing data center industry is creating a surge in demand for new electricity and grid infrastructure. (George Frey/Getty Images)This is the second of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the first…

Lawmakers Seek Ways to Prevent Data Centers From Straining Illinois’ Power Grids

Illinois has been at the forefront of the data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to gauge and mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and energy consumption.

Lawmakers seek ways to prevent data centers from straining Illinois’ power grids -WREX (Rockford)

Under Senate Bill 2181, companies that operate data centers in Illinois would need to report their annual water and energy consumption to the Illinois Power Agency beginning next spring under threat of $10,000 fines for non-compliance. The IPA would then synthesize the data to answer the question of whether residential ratepayers in Illinois are, in effect, subsidizing data centers, along with the environmental impacts of the industry.

Lawmakers seek ways to prevent data centers from straining Illinois’ power grids

Illinois has been at the forefront of the data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to gauge and mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and energy consumption.

Democratic Senators Introduce Clean Cloud Act Targeting Emissions - Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Tabloid

Senators Whitehouse and Fetterman propose new emissions regulations for data centers to reduce carbon footprints. The post Democratic Senators Introduce Clean Cloud Act Targeting Emissions appeared first on Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Tabloid.