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MD-HB 1532 — Utility RELIEF Act

Requires data centers to cover attributable energy-infrastructure upgrade costs so those costs are not shifted to other Maryland utility customers, alongside broader affordability and grid provisions.

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMarylandState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-05-12Enacted / approved
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Energy · Grid Reliability

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NJ-S4659New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Related tracked evidenceHR-10539United States · Introduced / in committeeIntegrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026Energy · Grid ReliabilityTX-DATA-CENTER-PERMIT-HALT-2026Texas · Executive actionGovernor Abbott directs TCEQ to halt data-center permits pending state auditsGrid ReliabilityNJ-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.Related tracked evidence
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Utility RELIEF Act

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Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMD-HB 1532Utility RELIEF ActMD-HB 1532: Utility RELIEF ActPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionMarylandState policy jurisdictionMaryland: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourcePolicy familyUtility RELIEF ActMDUtility RELIEF Act: MD

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