Bill > SB3980

This bill, known as the Data Center Construction by Foreign Adversaries Act, establishes restrictions on data center construction by foreign companies in Illinois. Specifically, the bill prohibits a "foreign company" (defined as an entity that is at least 51% owned by a foreign adversary or headquartered in a country with a government considered a foreign adversary) from constructing a data center in the state without first undergoing a comprehensive energy consumption review. The review must be conducted jointly by three state agencies: the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These agencies must study the prospective data center's energy consumption and provide a certification to the Governor and General Assembly confirming that the data center's energy usage will be a new self-generated load that does not negatively impact the electricity load supply of PJM (PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization) or MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator, another regional transmission organization). The bill aims to ensure that foreign companies do not compromise the state's energy infrastructure or potentially introduce national security risks through data center development.