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31 checked claims so far on this topic. Designed capacity, contracted demand, generation and metered load are different measures; a tariff is not a bill. Not a census of power claims or of data centers. Ratepayer evidence →

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Question reviewed

Treating Ohio's 85% data-center tariff as proof that residents cannot be affected by data-center-driven power costs.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Question examined by DataCenterData · Ohio

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether generation, transmission, capacity-market, wholesale-market or pre-tariff contracts can affect household bills remains a separate question from this tariff arithmetic. The saved record holds the tariff sheets and the PUCO docket listing, not a PUCO or Ohio Consumers' Counsel analysis of household bill effects and not the text of the 5 August 2026 order or the 30 September 2026 entry on rehearing.

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Checked 3 November 2026

Public statement checked

Customers on LG&E and KU's Extremely High Load Factor rate must sign a 15-year contract, commit to paying for at least 80% of the power they reserve, and provide deposits equal to between 12 and 24 months of their service.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by LG&E and KU · Kentucky

Review scope: Tariff, order and company page read 1 November 2026

Partially supported because only Louisville Gas and Electric's Rate EHLF tariff was checked; Kentucky Utilities' parallel tariff was not read.

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Kentucky Utilities' parallel EHLF tariff was not read. Which customers have signed EHLF agreements and on what terms; agreements are to be filed with the Commission.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

Meta is paying its share of the costs for the infrastructure needed to support its operations, ensuring that other customers are protected from those expenses.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by Entergy Louisiana · Meta Richland Parish Data Center

Review scope: Release and transcript read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The electric service agreement's full terms, what Meta pays, and costs after the 15-year term. The written Order No. U-37425 could not be read; its terms here come from the session transcript.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

Under Minn. Stat. §§ 216B.1622 and 216B.1623 (2025), utilities cannot pass the costs of serving a data center to other ratepayers, and data centers are required to pay for all necessary electrical system upgrades and buildouts.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission · Minnesota

Review scope: Statute and PUC page read 1 November 2026

Borne out for new very large customers; the PUC's sentence omits the law's exemptions and its class definition, due by 15 December 2026 (issuance not verified).

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The Commission's definition of the very large customer class, which existing data center agreements fall under the subdivision 3 exemption, any approved data center tariff or agreement, and whether specific upgrade costs have been charged to a data center.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

Senate Bill 4 (2025) required the Missouri Public Service Commission to adopt rates for large load customers, including data centers, that reflect those customers' share of their costs and prevent other customers from being charged unjust or unreasonable costs arising from service to large load customers.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by the Missouri Public Service Commission · Missouri

Review scope: PSC page and bill text read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The text of the Commission's orders approving the Ameren Missouri and Evergy large load tariffs, including the 12-year minimum term and collateral terms the PSC describes; those orders could not be read.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

The Governor's Energy Policy Task Force found electricity rates could rise as much as 70% over 15 years, with data centers' large energy loads a key factor: about 30% of new energy projects but 80% of projected future demand.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by Office of the Governor of North Carolina · North Carolina

Review scope: Release and interim report read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The Energy Futures Group report behind the release's $50 billion figure, and the Task Force's next report, due 15 February 2027; the Task Force's work continues through December 2028.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

Air Permit clears the way for full construction of 4.4-GW natural gas-powered energy and data center campus, with initial power production targeted for 2027.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by Homer City Generation · Pennsylvania

Review scope: Developer release and DEP page read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The text of Plan Approval 32-00457A (number and rating of turbines, permitted capacity), DEP's comment response on data center scope, whether construction has begun, whether power production will start in 2027, and any data center tenant. The plan approval documents could not be read.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Public statement checked

xAI was connected to a newly constructed electric substation (#63) from which it is now receiving 150MW of grid power from MLGW and TVA.

Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported

Said by Greater Memphis Chamber · Tennessee

Review scope: Chamber release and MLGW update read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Metered load at the site, whether the second 150 MW has since been approved and energized, and the substation numbering, which MLGW's update does not give.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Documented fact

Utah S.B. 132 (2025) requires that all large load incremental costs of serving a new load of 100 megawatts or more from a qualified electric utility be allocated to and paid by the large load customer.

Verdict on the wording above: Supported

Said by Utah Legislature (S.B. 132, 2025 General Session) · Utah

Review scope: Enrolled bill read 1 November 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Which data center contracts have been filed or approved under the law, and how incremental costs have been calculated in practice.

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Checked 1 November 2026

Question reviewed

Statement checked: The attorney general’s $587 million letter requests an investigation; APS disputes the allegation.

Verdict on the statement above: Supported

Question examined by DataCenterData · Arizona

Question: Did APS customers pay $587 million for data-center growth?

Answer to the question: A cost shift has not been established here. The attorney general requested an investigation into an analyst’s allegation about large users, including data centers. APS disputes it. Billing evidence and a commission determination were not reviewed.

Evidence and limits

Supported means these documents describe a dispute, not proof of a $587 million cost shift.

The financial question remains unresolved here. The underlying analysis, billing records and a commission determination were not reviewed.

Evidence limitation: The underlying analysis, billing and PSA records, and a commission determination were not reviewed. The allegation concerns large energy users including data centers; it is not an established data-center-only charge to residential customers. These sources do not determine which financial interpretation is correct or establish present regulator status.

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Checked 12 October 2026

Documented fact

Delaware Public Service Commission Order No. 10816 (3 September 2025) requires a Delmarva large-load tariff to be in place before any new customer of 25 MW or more monthly maximum demand is interconnected.

Verdict on the wording above: Supported

Said by the Delaware Public Service Commission · Delaware

Review scope: Delaware PSC documents captured 5 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether the Commission has approved a Delmarva large-load tariff, its terms, and whether any 25 MW-plus customer has been interconnected or has an interconnection date. The text of Order 10829, Delmarva's Dec 2025 tariff filing and the Hearing Examiner's findings were not read. Docket 25-0826 on DelaFile was not retrieved. No reviewed document in the sources checked establishes it.

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Checked 5 October 2026

Documented fact

Kansas statute K.S.A. 66-101j(c) makes a qualified data center ineligible for the statutory economic-development electric rate discount.

Verdict on the wording above: Supported

Said by Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 66-101j) · Kansas

Review scope: Statute text captured 5 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The definition of qualified data center in K.S.A. 74-50,331 and its thresholds; whether any Kansas utility serves a data center under a commission-approved contract rate outside this section; what tariff or contract any named Kansas project, including the tracked Beale Data Center record, would take service under; and the 'cooperative' exclusion's effect on data centers served by cooperatives. No reviewed document in the sources checked establishes it.

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Checked 5 October 2026

Public statement checked

Upon completion, EdgeCore says its Reno campus will support 216 MW of critical IT load across about one million square feet on 56 acres.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure · Nevada

Review scope: EdgeCore Reno page checked 1 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The completion year. Whether any building or substation is finished. Utility capacity as distinct from the 216 MW critical IT figure. Measured water use.

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Checked 1 October 2026

Public statement checked

A new data center in Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas, co-located with more than a gigawatt of wind, solar, and battery storage.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by Google · Texas

Review scope: Google PDF and blog checked 1 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether any of that generation is built, energized, or metered. The split of the gigawatt figure among wind, solar, and batteries. The capacity of the on-site gas. Data-center IT load. Hourly matching between generation and the data center.

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Checked 1 October 2026

Public statement checked

Clearway, half-owned by TotalEnergies, secured separate gross power purchase agreements of 1.2 GW for Google data centers across ERCOT, PJM, and SPP.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by TotalEnergies · Texas

Review scope: TotalEnergies release checked 1 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: The individual Clearway contracts, their dates, and whether any energy is generated or matched to a named facility. The linked social post was inaccessible; its wording was not reviewed.

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Checked 1 October 2026

Public statement checked

TotalEnergies signed two long-term power purchase agreements for 1 GW of solar capacity, described as 28 TWh over 15 years, from Wichita and Mustang Creek in Texas.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by TotalEnergies · Texas

Review scope: TotalEnergies release checked 1 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether the plants are built or the energy is generated. Which Google facility takes it. Hourly or physical matching. The contract text itself.

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Checked 1 October 2026

Public statement checked

Vantage says its Fredericksburg campus is planned for 192 MW of critical IT load, 929,000 square feet on 82 acres, N+1 electrical and mechanical design, and near-zero water-use effectiveness, with the first building in late 2027.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by Vantage Data Centers · Virginia

Review scope: Vantage campus page checked 1 October 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether construction has started, any building is operating, or the stated IT load, area, or water-use figure has been measured. Utility power is a separate figure on the same page.

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Checked 1 October 2026

Public statement checked

DataBank's IAD5 page states 72 MW of critical IT load for the first Culpeper building, and the campus page states 192 MW of critical IT load for two facilities.

Verdict on the wording above: Company claim

Said by DataBank · Virginia

Review scope: DataBank pages captured 25 September 2026

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether either building is under construction or operating. Utility power. Metered load. The wording of the unopened construction post.

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Checked 25 September 2026

Public statement checked

Final NIPSCO agreement explicitly described as gating

Verdict on the wording above: Unknown

Said by the City of Hammond · CoreWeave / Digital Crossroads expansion

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Whether a NIPSCO agreement was ever executed, and which milestones failed; the executed development agreement, the extension resolutions and any NIPSCO filing for this expansion are not in the saved record.

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Checked 21 September 2026

Question reviewed

What electricity-system costs has the Sabey Indianapolis petitioner committed to cover, and does that establish statewide customer protection?

Verdict on the wording above: Unknown

Question examined by DataCenterData · Sabey Decatur Technology Park

Evidence and limits

Evidence limitation: Effects outside the reviewed site-specific commitment, including other tariffs, projects and wholesale-market costs, are not established here.

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Checked 21 September 2026

Public statement checked

Statement checked: Fairfield Energy says it submitted an OPSB application for up to 1,350 MW of net gas generation and approximately 1,040 MW of battery storage.

Verdict on the statement above: Company claim

Said by Fairfield Energy · Vantage Data Centers OH2 Millersport campus

Question: Has the proposed Fairfield Energy Center received its power-siting certificate?

Answer to the question: The reviewed evidence does not establish a certificate. Fairfield Energy describes an application, which is not an approval. The September hearing notice is historical, and the outcome remains unverified. Shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.

Evidence and limits

The underlying filing, hearing outcome and any certificate remain unverified. Company generation figures are not data-center IT capacity.

Evidence limitation: Underlying application and staff report; reason for the official/company MW discrepancy; hearing outcome; any OPSB certificate or construction authorization.

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Checked 17 September 2026

Public statement checked

Statement checked: The natural-gas power facility described as adjacent to Vantage's planned Millersport campus means the campus will not affect electricity costs for local residents or businesses.

Verdict on the statement above: Company claim

Said by Vantage · Vantage Data Centers OH2 Millersport campus

Question: Does Millersport's proposed power plant guarantee no impact on electricity bills?

Answer to the question: No such guarantee has been independently established. Vantage describes a separate power supply, but plans do not establish future electricity-bill effects. The hearing outcome and certificate remain unverified. Shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.

Evidence and limits

The hearing notice is historical. Its outcome and any certificate remain unverified; the follow-up is overdue.

Evidence limitation: The underlying OPSB application, hearing outcome, certificate status, and future effect on retail bills.

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Checked 17 September 2026

What this covers. 31 checked claims so far on this topic. They concern data-center projects in Indiana (5), Ohio (4), Texas (4), Virginia (3), Arizona (1), California (1), Delaware (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Nevada (1), New Mexico (1), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (1), Tennessee (1) and Utah (1). That is because those are the power claims DataCenterData has checked, not a count of claims or of data centers. Where a state, operator, project or topic shows no checked claim, read it as “not yet checked by DataCenterData”.

What a verdict means. A verdict applies only to the wording shown and the evidence linked on the check date. Where a separate question appears beside a statement checked, the verdict is about that statement, and the question has its own answer. “Unknown” means the reviewed evidence did not establish the point; it never means zero or false.

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