An Act providing for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Office of Attorney General; and imposing civil penalties.

Summary

The Commercial Data Center Transparency Act obligates any data center project with a 25‑megawatt peak demand to state its purpose on all permit applications and to submit detailed water‑use data to the Department of Environmental Protection. The department must post the information online, provide plain‑language summaries to local officials, and allow a 90‑day public comment period. False or missing disclosures can be enforced with civil penalties.

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