Alabama House committee OKs Senate bill regulating data centers

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 150

Last Updated: 2 days, 19 hours ago

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An Alabama House committee Tuesday approved legislation authorizing the Public Service Commission to consider the impact of data centers when they decide whether to approve a contract between a public utility and a data center.

SB 270, sponsored by Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, allows the state agency that regulates public utilities to take into the account that data centers pay for the additional cost to operate their facilities and that data centers will …

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