✦ The Data Center Energy and Water Transparency Act requires large AI and data center operators to disclose annual electricity load, on-site emissions, and water withdrawal, and directs the utility commission to set siting standards for high-load facilities.
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Establishes statewide reporting and siting rules for large AI and data center facilities, to protect grid reliability and local water supply as compute demand grows.
New bills across other chambers may apply to this track. Review recommended.
"...each operator of a high-load data center shall report annual electricity consumption and total water withdrawal, and submit a grid-impact statement prior to interconnection..."