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Data Center Signal is tracking 7 clips about Walmart data center developments across 4 states, including WI, PA, CO, OH.

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Xcel’s large load tariff fight: Who will pay for Colorado’s data centers?
News ClipRocky Mountain Voice·CO

Xcel’s large load tariff fight: Who will pay for Colorado’s data centers?

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission is deliberating Xcel Energy's proposed Large Load Tariff, which aims to make large power consumers, including data centers, responsible for their own electricity infrastructure costs. Intervenors like Google argue the tariff overcharges them, while Walmart and environmental groups contend it doesn't sufficiently protect ordinary ratepayers. Evidentiary hearings are scheduled for late October to decide the complex cost allocation issues.

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Google
9/9/2026
Data Center Controversies Continue in Ohio
News ClipMorning Ag Clips·OH

Data Center Controversies Continue in Ohio

Ohio is navigating significant challenges regarding data center development, including a statewide petition to propose a constitutional amendment limiting construction and an ongoing Ohio Supreme Court case challenging AEP's data center tariff. The state legislature is actively considering multiple bills addressing environmental impacts, electricity costs, water usage, and local government transparency related to data centers. These efforts underscore the widespread debate over responsible growth.

governmentlegalelectricitywateroppositionenvironmental
4/7/2026
Precedent-setting Pa. rate case to protect residential electricity customers from data center costs
News Clip90.5 WESA·PA

Precedent-setting Pa. rate case to protect residential electricity customers from data center costs

A precedent-setting rate case settlement in Pennsylvania includes provisions to protect residential and small business customers from bearing the costs associated with new data center infrastructure and electricity demand. PPL Electric agreed to create a new rate class for large-load data centers, requiring them to pay their own infrastructure costs and contribute to low-income assistance programs. This agreement, if approved by the Public Utility Commission, is seen as a model to rein in rising rates across the state.

electricitygovernmentlegalopposition
3/22/2026
Precedent-setting Pa. rate case would protect residential electricity customers from data center costs
News ClipWPSU·Montgomery, Indiana County, PA

Precedent-setting Pa. rate case would protect residential electricity customers from data center costs

A proposed rate case settlement in Pennsylvania aims to protect residential and small business customers from rising electricity costs linked to data center expansion. The agreement, subject to state Public Utility Commission approval, would create a new rate class for large data centers and require them to pay for their own infrastructure costs and contribute $11 million to low-income energy assistance programs.

electricitygovernmentlegalopposition
3/20/2026