Massachusetts data center and energy bills

What it would do: Establishes clean energy procurement authority, creates solar and energy storage incentive programs, requires utility bill transparency dashboard, mandates smart solar permitting platforms, and implements offshore wind pre-development funding to advance Massachusetts' clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction goals.

What it would do: Establishes a special legislative commission to study electricity demand growth from data centers supporting AI and high performance computing, industrial growth, and electrification. Commission must report findings and recommendations within 1 year.

What it would do: Requires new or expanded data centers to use 100 percent new clean energy resources, manage water resources sustainably, conduct environmental impact analyses, establish community benefit agreements, and report electricity and water consumption annually to state agencies.

What it would do: Prohibits distribution companies from reducing electricity availability to or increasing rates for residential or income-eligible customers due to large or qualified data centers (facilities using 10+ megawatts). Requires the department to review rates to prevent cost increases passed to residential customers and mandates companies provide records and maintain sales data.