HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3378 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study load growth due to AI and data centers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2025 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/17/2025 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2025 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 3/10/2025 |
Kelly W. Pease | 4th Hampden | 3/24/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3378 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 83) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation and study by a special legislative commission (including members of the General Court) to study load growth due to AI and data centers. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study load growth due to AI and data centers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. There shall be established a special legislative commission to study load growth due to AI and data centers. The commission’s study shall include, but not be limited to, surges in electricity demand driven by data centers that support high performance computing and artificial intelligence, industrial growth, and transportation and building electrification.
SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy, who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate;1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; the commissioner of public utilities or their designee; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; and the secretary of administration and finance.
SECTION 3. The commission shall submit its report, along with any recommendations, to the clerk’s office of the house of representatives and the senate no later than 1 year after the passage of this act.