REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

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The Senate passed a resolution asking the Hawaii State Energy Office to assemble a working group that will examine how large data centers could affect the state's electric utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate objectives. The group will include officials from energy, land, utilities, and stakeholder representatives, and must report its findings before the next regular legislative session. This study aims to inform future policies that protect consumers and the environment as data center demand grows.

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