MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Proposed legislation would regulate projects like data centers in Wisconsin.
Democratic Beloit State Senator Mark Spreitzer says the bill puts up guardrails.
“Right now, we don’t really have any guardrails in state law. In fact, all we really have is a tax incentive. And so with data center developers and massive tech companies approaching many of our communities, we need some basic guard rails at the state level to protect the environment, to protect workers and to protect the communities that these projects want to locate in,” Spreitzer said.
Spreitzer’s bill would require data centers to get at least 70 percent of their energy from renewable sources, pay fair wages, and publicly report their water and energy usage.