It’s lights out for WA Legislature’s effort to regulate data centers

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 671

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on Monday, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers lapsed in the Washington state Legislature.

House Bill 2515 would have required data centers to pay additional utility charges, comply with clean energy requirements, and shut off power at times of peak demand on the grid.

Data centers are the computing backbone for much of the internet-connected technology people rely on. But they are on track …

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