Data Center Energy Infrastructure & Thermal Management Evaluation (HB6251)
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-26 — Businesses: other; thermal impact assessment requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.: cross-connection with data-center-thermal-impact-assessment: Both address thermal management obligations for data centers; the standalone thermal-assessment act parallels the broader HB6251 energy/thermal evaluation framework. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-08-26 — Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.: HB6251 introduced as a new act requiring certain data centers to evaluate their energy infrastructure and thermal (heat) management practices. (novelty: 3)
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Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.
26-aug-2026
novelty 3
per-area 3
introduces