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Delaware Targets Data Centers to Ease Power Costs | Dover News
Delaware lawmakers just passed three bold new bills to shield residents from soaring electricity costs, targeting Delmarva Power’s infrastructure spending, forcing new data centers to generate their own power within a decade, and prioritizing their backup power during blackouts—all in response to fears that massive data center projects could nearly double the state’s energy use and spike wholesale prices by 80%. While one bill sparked late-night debate over its urgency, the package ultimately passed with the governor backing two of them, highlighting the state’s struggle to balance tech…
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