SB0135: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Data center development.
Legislators
Authors (1)
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 8, 2025, 10:21 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
- Jan 8, 2025, 10:21 AM: Authored by Senator Ford J.D.
Digest
Requires: (1) a person that operates a data center in Indiana to submit to the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) a quarterly report of the amount of electricity used by the data center in the immediately preceding quarter; and (2) the commission to publish a summary of the reported information on the commission's website. Provides that a county, municipality, or township shall, before issuing a permit to a person for construction of a data center: (1) require the person to disclose the projected power and water usage of the facility; and (2) perform a site assessment to determine the possible effects of the data center. Requires the commission to establish a working group to: (1) determine an estimate of the future electricity demands of the data center industry in Indiana; and (2) report to the general assembly regarding the working group's findings and recommendations not later than October 31, 2025.