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Tennessee HB1847

Tennessee HB1847 is in committee.

This Tennessee bill requires data center owners and operators to pay the full cost of any infrastructure needed to connect their facilities to the electric grid, preventing those costs from being spread to other utility customers. It aims to ensure that communities and existing ratepayers are not burdened with the infrastructure expenses generated by large data centers.

Recorded sponsors: Ed Butler, Jody Barrett, Michele Reneau.

Official title

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Republican
Sponsors
Ed Butler, Jody Barrett, Michele Reneau
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Focus areas

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

  • Grid Capacity
  • Energy Rates
  • Local Zoning
  • Economic Development

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How would Tennessee HB1847 change data-center development in Tennessee?

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