This bill requires electric utilities in South Dakota to charge data centers the full cost of providing them electricity service, including any infrastructure upgrades needed to serve them, rather than spreading those costs to regular customers. It also prevents data centers from leaving ratepayers stuck with "stranded costs" if the facility shuts down early, and requires data centers to pay for their own decommissioning. The bill creates new rules under state utility law to protect residential and business customers from subsidizing large data center operations.
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State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237
First Reading House H.J. 220
Prime sponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-010
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Deferred to the 41st legislative day