Kentucky · Legislation

Kentucky HB593

Kentucky HB593 is in committee.

This Kentucky bill requires data centers to obtain electricity only through special contracts that protect other utility customers from bearing the costs of new infrastructure built to serve data centers. It establishes a formal application and review process to ensure data center power demands don't raise rates or hurt service quality for residential and other customers.

Recorded sponsors: Josh Bray, Jason Petrie, Daniel Elliott, Jim Gooch.

Official title

AN ACT relating to data centers.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Republican
Sponsors
Josh Bray, Jason Petrie, Daniel Elliott, Jim Gooch
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • Grid Capacity
  • Energy Rates
  • Water Infrastructure
  • Local Zoning
  • Tax Incentives

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How would Kentucky HB593 change data-center development in Kentucky?

Records current as of . The bill text and legislative history are linked below.