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Illinois bill requires data centers to report electricity use
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A bill in Illinois would make data centers account for all the electricity they use. The Data Center Energy Accountability Act (House Bill 5826) would require data centers to report power use hour by hour and make or buy clean energy credits to cover it all.
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A bill in Illinois would make data centers account for all the electricity they use. The Data Center Energy Accountability Act (House Bill 5826) would require data centers to report power use hour by hour and make or buy clean energy credits to cover it all.
State Rep. Jay Hoffman introduced legislation in Springfield Tuesday that would require data center companies operating in Illinois to fully account for all of the electricity they consume.
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