AN ACT relating to data centers.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data…

Introduced: February 6, 2026

Last action: March 31, 2026

Returned To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

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This bill sets rules for how electric utilities must handle requests for service from data centers, requiring special contracts, application fees, and studies to ensure that serving large data center customers does not raise costs or lower service quality for other utility customers. It also bars data centers from passing their infrastructure costs onto customers of natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities. Data centers seeking state economic development tax benefits would need to certify that they meet these requirements. Who it may affect: data center companies seeking to operate in Kentucky, electric utility customers, and local utility ratepayers.

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