Tennessee passed HB 1847, prohibiting utilities and municipalities from subsidizing data center electricity or expansion infrastructure, shifting costs directly to operators. The measure protects residents from absorbing rising grid costs as data center demand increases.
Good News Network · Friday, 5 June 2026
A new law passed in Tennessee will protect residents from incurring rising electricity costs from nearby data centers’ demands on the grid. Republican-led bill HB 1847 prohibits utilities companies and municipalities from paying for a data center’s electrical needs, or any of the infrastructure costs involved in expansion. Sponsored by Republicans Senator Brent Taylor from […] The post Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs appeared first on Good News Network.
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