Customer Engagement & Experience
Molly Glick
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Customer Engagement & Experience
Thu, Jun 4

NEWS: Here’s what we’re watching on the energy affordability front.

  • A data center ban: Monterey Park, California has become the first US city to vote to permanently prohibit data centers (a measure that won 86% of votes). After an investment company proposed a (now-cancelled) 250K sq. ft. project, the community raised concerns over environmental impacts and rising utility prices.

  • A demand charge demonstration: Protestors interrupted NV Energy President Brandon Barkhuff’s speech at the EEI conference in Las Vegas. They called for the utility to 1) cancel a daily demand charge that’s scheduled to take effect next year 2) address soaring electricity costs and 3) prioritize clean energy.

  • A law aiming to protect ratepayers: New Tennessee legislation bars municipalities and electric utilities from paying for electrical infrastructure for data centers. The state has seen a flood of new facilities in recent years, including five xAI locations in the Memphis area alone.

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