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With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws
- Some states are considering new laws to charge data centers higher electric rates to protect consumers from rising bills as these facilities become more prevalent.
- Oregon has enacted a law requiring data centers to have different pricing due to their significant energy consumption, stated Oregon State Rep. Tom Andersen.
- At least a dozen states are drafting regulations that require data centers to cover their infrastructure costs to avoid passing those expenses on to the public.
- Legislators in several states are drafting measures to address the complexity of rising electricity costs linked to data centers' energy use.
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As electric bills rise, some states consider data center laws
Kevin Hardy (States Newsroom) As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. For years, many states competed aggressively to land data centers, sprawling campuses full of the computer servers that store and transmit the data behind apps and websites. But . Continue reading…
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