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RI-S2776 — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionRhode IslandState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-10Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Energy

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RI-S2776 evidence graph

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

9 nodes · 8 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 4Documented 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 classificationapplies 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 recordRI-S2776AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC U…RI-S2776: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionRhode IslandState policy jurisdictionRhode Island: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorDiPalma, Ciccone, Burk…personDiPalma, Ciccone, Burke, Urso: personPolicy familyAN ACT RELATING TO PUB…RIAN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION: RI

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