New Delaware legislation seeks to ensure data centers pay their own power costs
In Muncie, Delaware County (IN), Delaware County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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New Delaware legislation seeks to ensure data centers pay their own power costs
Delaware County Board of Commissioners · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:16 Delaware County Board of Commissioners Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Delaware County Board of Commissioners regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"protections on data centers in our nation. >> The laws he signed require large data center developers to pay all their own infrastructure costs. They protect Delaware ratepayers from bearing any of the costs of a data center's energy usage. One of the laws also takes data centers out of a program that gives some types of facilities tax incentives and state credits. >> Today is about the governor and the state legislature standing up and"
- Clip 2 · 0:41 Delaware County Board of Commissioners Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Delaware County Board of Commissioners regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"share." >> One of the new laws also makes Delaware a BYOP state for data centers, bring your own power. It requires facilities to make their own power using clean energy. If a facility can't figure out a way to make or get clean power for itself, then it just can't be here. >> State leaders say this isn't saying no to innovation, but rather about making sure anything built here doesn't cost folks already here more money or hurt"
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