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Lawmakers pass bills to limit energy price hikes, regulate data centers

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A trio of bills aimed at reining in rising energy costs in Delaware passed the General Assembly on Tuesday, the final day of the Legislative Session. The post Lawmakers pass bills to limit energy price hikes, regulate data centers appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

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Bisnow News

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· Jul 8, 2026

More States Implement Special Power Rates For Data Centers

As the data center building boom fuels record electricity demand, state leaders are aiming to prevent the industry’s skyrocketing power consumption from creating higher power bills for households and businesses. In recent weeks, a series of states...

Kathimerini

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· Jun 27, 2026

Transparency in charges

Using electricity bills as a means of collecting other state fees is an anachronism that must end. Now, there are digital tools that allow for direct transactions.

CommonWealth Beacon

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· Jul 8, 2026

Housing, AI, and labor issues up for debate in House economic development package

Legislators have proposed 688 ways to change an economic development bill the House plans to pass Wednesday. Some amendments carry statewide implications as representatives look to squeeze as many of their priorities as possible into the late-session legislation.

Quartz

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· Jun 24, 2026

Congress is moving to make Big Tech pay for what AI data centers are doing to the grid

The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act would require state regulators to make data center builders cover the cost of grid upgrades

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· Jul 10, 2026

Pritzker signs legislation for energy bill transparency, utility discount program – Capitol News IL

The second of two bills signed requires the state to publish a report detailing all the charges on an energy bill, what laws or agencies mandate them, and what programs or services they support.

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· Jun 25, 2026

As AI demand rises, North Carolina considers new electricity rules for data centers

State leaders are weighing new electricity rules for data centers as AI fuels record power demand and concerns grow over who should pay for grid upgrades.

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Related coverage for "Lawmakers pass bills to limit energy price hikes, regulate data centers": Bisnow News — More States Implement Special Power Rates For Data Centers. Kathimerini — Transparency in charges. CommonWealth Beacon — Housing, AI, and labor issues up for debate in House economic development package. Quartz — Congress is moving to make Big Tech pay for what AI data centers are doing to the grid. Wirepoints — Pritzker signs legislation for energy bill transparency, utility discount program – Capitol News IL. WRAL News — As AI demand rises, North Carolina considers new electricity rules for data centers