Large data centers would have to pay for grid upgrades and power plants needed mainly for their electricity use. FERC would oversee those rates for certain utilities. The bill also limits some secrecy deals and orders a study of data center health and environmental impacts.
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No Harm Data Centers Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Latest action on H.R. 8033: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects large data centers, electric utilities, and customers who might otherwise share power grid costs. It also affects state utility regulators because FERC would control some data center retail rates. Local public officials could also be affected because some secrecy clauses about data center construction would no longer bind them.
Why this matters: This bill matters because data centers can use huge amounts of electricity, and that demand can raise costs for the power grid. The bill tries to make data centers pay for the costs they create. That could protect other customers from some bill increases. It could also change where data centers build and how utilities plan for future power demand.
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