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KY-HB593 — AN ACT relating to data centers.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefu…

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Legal stateOther / status unclearA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionKentuckyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-3103/31/26: returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Moratorium · Tax incentive / clawback · Utility rate / large-load tariff

Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers. Lowers the public cost of building a data center, and can attach conditions or clawbacks that recover the benefit if commitments are not met. Changes who pays for the grid — shifting the cost of new power supply and upgrades toward large data-center loads instead of ordinary ratepayers.

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IF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersMoratorium · Tax incentive / clawback · Utility rate / large-load tariffMA-DATA-CENTER-GUARDRAILS-2026Massachusetts · Official announcementMassachusetts pauses data-center tax incentive and calls for comprehensive guardrailsMoratorium · Tax incentive / clawback · Utility rate / large-load tariffNJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Moratorium · Tax incentive / clawbackMA-EO-658Massachusetts · Executive actionExecutive Order 658 establishes requirements for responsible data-center developmentMoratorium · Utility rate / large-load tariff · Energy
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AN ACT relating to data centers.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
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