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WV SB803
Bill
Status
3/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rupert Phillips
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AI Summary
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Requires Public Service Commission rules and regulations to be subject to legislative rule-making review procedures under §29A-3-11 through §29A-3-15, removing their previous exemption from such oversight
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Defines "data center" as a physical location storing computing machines, servers, data storage drives, network equipment, and related hardware infrastructure
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Requires all new technology services including data centers to propose rules through the standard legislative rule-making process
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Addresses legislative concern that utility companies are making special energy deals with large tech companies (Amazon, Google, Microsoft) for data centers that lack transparency and could increase electricity rates for regular consumers
Legislative Description
Relating to data centers
Utilities
Last Action
To Economic Development
3/19/2025