Tennessee Law Prohibits Utilities from Passing Data Center Electricity Costs to Residents
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Andy Corbley
Summary
Tennessee has passed a new law (HB 1847) that prohibits utilities and municipalities from passing on the electrical and infrastructure costs of data centers to residents. The Republican-led bill, signed by Governor Bill Lee, aims to protect residents from rising electricity costs driven by data center energy demands on the grid.
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· 2 pulledA new law passed in Tennessee will protect residents from incurring rising electricity costs from nearby data centers' demands on the grid.
Republican-led bill HB 1847 prohibits utilities companies and municipalities from paying for a data center's electrical needs, or any of the infrastructure costs involved in expansion.
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