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WAND | AI companies could have to be entirely powered by renewable energy under IL plan
With lawmakers facing a new challenge in data centers and AI requiring record levels of power, the plan would force those companies to produce 100% of the power required for the new technologies.
The energy would have to be renewable only and does not count nuclear energy. […]
The House bill has not been assigned to a committee yet, but the Senate bill has been assigned to the Energy and Public Utilities committee, where lawmakers could talk about it in the coming weeks.
Associated Press Runs Article Laying “Partial” Blame for Increased Electric Bills on Data Centers - McHenry County Blog
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