NEWS: Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed first-of-its kind legislation requiring data centers to generate (and pay for) clean energy.

BYONCE: Data centers and other large energy users must supply their own power while aligning with state renewable standards (which order DE utilities to source 40% clean energy by 2035). 

The package: Meyers signed a handful of laws to protect ratepayers, including legislation that 1) requires large loads to pay for infrastructure upgrades 2) bans data centers from obtaining certain tax credits and 3) restricts costs that monopoly utilities can recover from residential customers.

The backdrop: Proposed data centers are set to double Delaware’s energy usage and raise electricity prices by up to 80% by 2029.