California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers

California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers

Source: www.latimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:25:27 GMT

After weeks of intense negotiation, state lawmakers on Friday reached a compromise on legislation to regulate energy use by California's growing data center industry, action triggered by community anger over the facilities and fears of high utility bills in some communities.

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