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OH-SB 381 — Require PUCO approval to connect data centers to electrical grid

Require the Public Utility Commission's approval of agreements to interconnect data centers to the electrical grid.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionOhioState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-25Referred to committee: Public Utilities
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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How it operates

Grid & interconnection

Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades.

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Issues named in the record

Grid Reliability

These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.

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Formal policy pathway

Weinstein

sponsored: Weinstein

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Related approaches worth comparing

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IF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersGrid & interconnection · Grid ReliabilityPA-SB1323Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.Grid & interconnection · Grid ReliabilityMD-SB 992Maryland · Introduced / in committeePublic Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response ProgramGrid & interconnectionFL-H1007Florida · Introduced / in committeeData CentersGrid & interconnection
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Require PUCO approval to connect data centers to electrical grid

11 nodes · 10 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordOH-SB 381Require PUCO approval to co…OH-SB 381: Require PUCO approval to connect data centers to electrical gridPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionOhioState policy jurisdictionOhio: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorWeinsteinpersonWeinstein: personPolicy familyRequire PUCO approval …OHRequire PUCO approval to connect data centers to electrical grid: OH

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