House State Affairs weighs a 4CP to 12CP switch for large loads, and a member says he will move to repeal the sales tax exemption
Two lines of attack on data center economics surfaced at the House State Affairs hearing on August 19, separate from the local authority and 765 kV testimony recorded here from the same day. The committee debated moving large loads from 4CP to 12CP cost allocation.
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