California Governor Signs Broad Data Center Oversight Bill Package
The laws require new electricity rules and water-use disclosures as California officials respond to rising concerns over energy demand and consumer costs.
- On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of seven bills requiring data centers to report water and electricity usage, while shifting electric infrastructure costs from residential customers to operators.
- Driven by intense public backlash, with 73% of residents opposing local data center construction, the legislation marks a reversal from Newsom's vetoes last year over concerns that regulation might stifle AI growth.
- Three laws shift electric infrastructure costs to operators, three mandate resource disclosures, and SB 887 removes blanket environmental review exemptions, forcing facilities to meet state standards for water and energy conservation.
- Opponents like the Data Center Coalition warned that regulation could push projects out of California, though officials designed these measures to protect ratepayers from high grid upgrade costs and new power generation.
- Arnab Pal of Deploy Action called the new laws a positive step but suggested California may need further regulations next year as other states develop their own policies.
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Los Angeles (USA), Sep 21 (EFE).- California's governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, Monday enacted a package of seven laws related to energy and water consumption, labor force and land use of data center projects, promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump. “With these [...] The California entry tightens the rules for data centers in contravention of Trump's wishes was first published in HolaNews.
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