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WV SB803

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rupert Phillips

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Defines "data center" as a physical location storing computing machines, servers, data storage drives, network equipment, and related hardware infrastructure

  • Requires all new technology services including data centers to propose rules through the standard legislative rule-making process

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Economic Development3/19/2025

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