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Washington state’s data center regulation bill stalls following pushback from tech industry
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (586+ words) What happens here matters everywhere by Lisa Stiffler on Mar 3, 2026 at 10:34 amMarch 3, 2026 at 10:34 am A Washington state bill requiring utilities and data center companies to create agreements that protect rate payers from increased power costs and brings transparency to the…...
Washington state has embraced data centers – but now it’s looking to set terms of engagement
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1668+ words) What happens here matters everywhere by Lisa Stiffler on Feb 16, 2026 at 7:00 amFebruary 16, 2026 at 7:40 am Lisa Karstetter grew up in Eastern Washington's agricultural country. By the mid-2000s, she was running the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce when she started getting calls from…...