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Florida House Backs Amended Data-Center Bill With Ratepayer Protections

The measure now returns to the Senate for consideration.

Overview

  • The House passed SB 484, amended by Rep. Griff Griffitts, on a 92-16 vote.
  • The amendment preserves a requirement that large-load customers pay their full cost of service, preventing cost shifts to other ratepayers.
  • The House removed Senate provisions on disclosures and non-disclosure agreements, prompting transparency concerns from some lawmakers.
  • OPPAGA must commission a study on local, natural-resource, and utility-rate impacts of large data centers, with findings due July 1 to the Governor and Legislature.
  • Public utilities must file compliant tariffs by Oct. 1, as industry warns of chilled investment even as the White House pushes expansion of data-center capacity for AI.