Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.

Summary

The measure updates how Minnesota evaluates water‑use permits for data centers that would add more than 100 million gallons per year, and it shields qualifying large‑scale data centers from certain fees, sales tax on electricity, and from having their electricity sales counted toward a utility’s solar‑energy standard. It also defines a “qualified large‑scale data center” and exempts those facilities from a new clean‑energy tariff requirement. The changes aim to reduce regulatory and cost burdens on data centers that locate in eligible communities.

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