Impose certain minimum requirements on data center customers

Summary

The bill forces owners of big data centers in Ohio to sign binding agreements with electric utilities that include minimum usage levels, long contract terms, exit fees and financial guarantees. Utilities may only recover data‑center costs from the center itself, and only if the Public Utilities Commission finds the recovery just and does not raise rates for other customers. Unused capacity payments must be returned to retail ratepayers, not kept as utility profit.

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