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Data Centers Are Turning to Gas Generators for Prime Power to Eliminate Long Lead Times for Grid Connections
This trade article examines how data center developers are increasingly deploying natural gas generators as prime power sources — not just backup — driven by utility grid connection wait times […]
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Data center official says other states offer better incentives than SD • South Dakota Searchlight
A data center industry executive highlighted South Dakota's lack of competitive incentives compared to states like North Dakota, which offers sales tax exemptions on essential equipment. This disparity could lead […]
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Membership of the information technology committee and the information technology operating fund; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report. (SB 2021, ND)
Appropriates $1,719,061 for a state data center migration project.
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Compensation for veterans’ benefits; and to provide a penalty. (HB 1169, ND)
Prohibits processing veterans' personal information in international data centers
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AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the impact of large energy consumers on the state’s electrical grid. (HB 1579, ND)
Requires study on impact of data centers on grid, economy, costs to utilities, and related regulation.
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Authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty. (HB 1427, ND)
Requires approval for locations of new data centers based on environmental and other public benefit factors; requires data centers to comply with NIST standards
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The state information technology research center, advanced technology review committee, compute credits grant program, and advanced technology grant fund. (HB 1265, ND)
Creates state IT research center, which has encouraging data center establishment amongst its potential goals.
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