With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 1,907

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers.

For years, many states competed aggressively to land data centers, sprawling campuses full of the computer servers that store and transmit the data behind apps and websites. But many officials are now scrutinizing how those power-hungry projects might affect the electric bills of households, small businesses and …

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