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An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness (H.5175, MA)
Requires new or expanded data centers to use 80% renewable energy; fossil fuel backup generators not permitted unless they prove infeasibility of battery storage. Electric utilities to create data center […]
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An Act promoting economic development with emerging artificial intelligence models and safety. (S.37, MA)
Requires data center owners to take a range of precautions if their services are being used to train certain AI models
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An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study load growth due to AI and data centers. (H.83, MA)
Establishes special legislative commission to study load growth due to AI and data centers, especially surges in electricity demand.
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To provide for the future information technology needs of Massachusetts (H.4889, MA)
Assigns $500,000 for Worcester's data center upgrades.
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An Act reducing emissions from artificial intelligence. (H.495, MA)
Provides for a study into environmental impacts of AI lifecycle, including energy and water for data centers. Requires data centers involved in AI to report environmental impacts and mitigations.
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms