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S-4629 — Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022 This bill modifies requirements relating to data centers of federal agencies and extends the sunset of provisions regarding the federal data center consolidation initiative. Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must establish minimum requirements for new data centers, including regarding the availability and use of new data centers; the use of sustainable energy sources; uptime percentage; protections against power failures, including on-site energy ge…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2022-11-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.
Primary sourceCongressOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting · Grid & interconnection

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private. 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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Energy · Grid Reliability

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PA-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.Disclosure & reporting · Grid & interconnection · EnergyDE-SB 308Delaware · Enacted or issuedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LOAD FORECAST ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.Disclosure & reporting · Grid & interconnection · EnergyPA-HB1834Pennsylvania · 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.Disclosure & reporting · Grid & interconnection · EnergyMD-SB 992Maryland · Introduced / in committeePublic Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response ProgramDisclosure & reporting · Grid & interconnection · Energy
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Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

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Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 3Policy 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 classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordmember of family: authoritative billPolicy recordS-4629Federal Data Center Enhance…S-4629: Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorGary C. PeterspersonGary C. Peters: personDocumented actorJacky RosenpersonJacky Rosen: personDocumented actorJohn CornynpersonJohn Cornyn: personPolicy familyFederal Data Center En…USFederal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022: US

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