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TECO files state plan to protect power customers from data centers
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Florida power companies submitted plans to ensure electric bills do not spike for everyday customers as massive data centers consider expanding across the state. Grid protection plans Under a new law, public electric companies across the state faced a Thursday deadline to file plans detailing how th…
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Tampa Electric Co. filed its state-mandated plan Wednesday for how it will handle the costs that data centers add to the grid, promising that residents would be protected from bill increases. The proposal creates a new electricity rate specifically for customers who use at least 50 megawatts as thei…
Tampa Electric Company submitted its plan on Wednesday to make sure customers rates don't rise if a data center shows up in their area. On Capitol Hill, the US Senate blocked a bill on the same day that would have created a national law doing the same thing.
Florida power companies submitted plans to ensure electric bills do not spike for everyday customers as massive data centers consider expanding across the state. Grid protection plans Under a new law, public electric companies across the state faced a Thursday deadline to file plans detailing how th…
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