Overview
- House Bill 1012 would pause new data center construction statewide until March 1, 2027.
- Senate Bill 34, revived in committee hearings this week, aims to keep fuel and transmission costs tied to data centers off residential electric bills.
- Tax measures under consideration would end or sunset sales tax breaks for new or existing facilities, including SB 408, SB 410, and HB 559.
- Transparency bills SB 421 and HB 528 would require disclosure of water and electricity use and reporting on community impacts.
- A recent audit found $474 million in annual tax breaks for data centers versus about $1.2 billion in economic output, and the PSC recently approved roughly 10 gigawatts of new capacity largely tied to data‑center demand, while industry groups say they will pay their full cost of service.