Nurses protest hospital unit closure, state moves to regulate data centers
California state lawmakers have passed a series of bills aimed at regulating data centers, including a specific Amazon project planned for Gilroy. These bills ensure environmental review, shift electricity costs to operators, and require water usage disclosure. The legislation now awaits the governor's signature despite opposition from tech giants.
California state lawmakers have passed several bills intended to regulate data center development across the state. The legislation, which includes measures impacting a planned Amazon project in Gilroy, aims to subject data centers to stringent environmental review laws.
Additional provisions within the bills seek to transfer increased electricity costs to data center operators instead of residential ratepayers and mandate that developers reveal information regarding water usage before commencing any project. Tech giants have actively opposed these new regulations. The passed bills have now advanced to the governor's desk for final approval.