SB 79 IN

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Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) to establish a working group to: (1) determine an estimate of the future electricity demands of the data center industry in Indiana; and (2) report to the general assembly regarding the working group's findings and recommendations not later than October 31, 2026. Requires: (1) a person that operates a data center in Indiana to submit to the commission a quarterly report of the amount of electricity used by the data center in the immediately preceding quarter; and (2) the commission to publish a summary of the reported information on the commission's website. Provides that a county, municipality, or township shall, before issuing a permit to a person for construction of a data center: (1) require the person to disclose the projected power and water usage of the facility; and (2) perform a site assessment to determine the possible effects of the data center.

• J.D. Ford Democratic · author
• Spencer Deery Republican · author

1. Dec 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Ford J.D. · upper
2. Dec 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
3. Jan 6, 2026 Senator Deery added as second author · upper