VirginiaData centers; energy usage.
What it does
Department of Energy; data center energy usage. Requires each data center located in the Commonwealth to make a quarterly energy source report to the Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency that identifies the amount of energy, disaggregated by the source of energy, consumed by the data center in the previous quarter. The bill requires the Division to publish aggregate deidentified data from such reports on its website.
More detail
The bill also directs the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to convene a work group to estimate the future energy demands of the data center industry in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from the Department of Energy, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, the State Corporation Commission, the data center industry, electric utilities, and other interested stakeholders. The Secretary is required to report the findings of the work group to the General Assembly by November 30, 2024.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 18Left in RulesLatest
- Feb 1Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote)
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Jan 25Assigned Rules sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103439DIntroduced