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VA HB910

VA HB910
Data centers; energy usage.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Department of Energy; data center energy usage. Requires each data center located in the Commonwealth to make a quarterly energy source report to the Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency that identifies the amount of energy, disaggregated by the source of energy, consumed by the data center in the previous quarter. The bill requires the Division to publish aggregate deidentified data from such reports on its website. The bill also directs the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to convene a work group to estimate the future energy demands of the data center industry in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from the Department of Energy, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, the State Corporation Commission, the data center industry, electric utilities, and other interested stakeholders. The Secretary is required to report the findings of the work group to the General Assembly by November 30, 2024.

AI Summary

This bill requires each data center located in the Commonwealth to submit quarterly reports to the Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency detailing the amount of energy consumed, broken down by energy source. The Division is then required to publish the aggregate, deidentified data from these reports on its website. The bill also directs the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to convene a work group to estimate the future energy demands of the data center industry in Virginia, and to report the group's findings to the General Assembly by November 30, 2024. The work group will include representatives from the Department of Energy, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, the State Corporation Commission, the data center industry, electric utilities, and other stakeholders.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Continued to 2025 in Rules by voice vote (on 02/01/2024)

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