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Community Heat Protection and Industrial Accountability Act. (HB 479, DE)
Requires the temporary cessation, or mitigation, of commercial activities, explicitly including data center operations, that materially elevate nearby residential temperatures during periods of extreme heat. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to establish standards, measurements, guidance, complaints and enforcement procedure. Covered commercial operations must conduct thermal impact assessments and maintain records of waste heat…
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A Bond and Capital Improvements Act of the State of Delaware … (HB 500, DE)
Includes a provision that no state department/agency data center project may commence without approval of the department/agency head, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chief Information Officer.
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An act to amend Title 9, Title 22, and Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to data centers. (SB 312, DE)
Prohibits state agencies, counties, and municipalities from entering into NDAs that would restrict the public from accessing information about potential or actual large-scale data center development.
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Load Forecast Accountability Act (SB 308, DE)
Requires Public Service Commission to review and evaluate load forecasts submitted by electric distribution companies to PJM and authorizes access to any confidential agreements necessary for this. To ensure that only projects with a high likelihood of being developed are included, Commission to consider feasibility of projects, including by way of financial commitments. Commission to…
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An act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code relating to the Public Service Commission and certificates to operate. (SB 205, DE)
Requires facilities using more 30+MW of electricity to obtain certificates from Public Service Commission. Application to include: impact on transmission, infrastructure upgrades, electricity generation, demand, back-up power, lifespan, impacts on rates and grid. Commission may require financial assurance for transmission costs and commitments for extra power generation. Considerations for approving applications include: capacity of grid;…
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Creating A Task Force To Study Nuclear Energy In Delaware (SCR 18, DE)
Lists attracting data centers and AI firms as one desideratum in preamble.
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms