Requesting a working group to study impacts of large data centers on Hawaii's electric utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals.
The bill requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the potential impacts of large data centers on Hawaii's electric utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. The working group will examine regulatory safeguards and policy options, including mechanisms to ensure data center developers bear the full cost of new infrastructure, measures to protect ratepayers from increased electricity costs, and strategies to ensure data centers are powered by renewable energy.
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