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…

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This bill sets rules for how electric utilities must handle requests from data centers for large amounts of power. It requires contracts between utilities and data centers to include certain protections so that the costs of building new infrastructure for data centers are not passed on to other customers. Data centers seeking state tax incentives would also need to certify they are following these requirements. Who it may affect: residents and businesses served by electric, water, and wastewater utilities, data center operators, and local governments.

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