Rhode Island H7331 requires data centers with high electricity demands to fund infrastructure improvements.

Rhode Island H7331 mandates that data centers with an electric demand of 50 megawatts or more fund the costs of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply their electricity needs. The Public Utilities Commission is required to establish dedicated rate classes, tariffs, contracts, or other cost recovery mechanisms for these data centers. These costs must be borne exclusively by the data centers and cannot be recovered from residential customers or non-data center commercial customers.

Rhode Island H7331 requires data centers with high electricity demands to fund infrastructure improvements.

Rhode Island H7331 mandates that data centers with an electric demand of 50 megawatts or more fund the costs of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply their electricity needs. The Public Utilities Commission is required to establish dedicated rate classes, tariffs, contracts, or other cost recovery mechanisms for these data centers. These costs must be borne exclusively by the data centers and cannot be recovered from residential customers or non-data center commercial customers.