Data Center Construction in Washington

This is a regulatory/policy article about Washington state House Bill 2515, which would impose ratepayer protections, environmental transparency requirements, clean energy certification, and potential grid-curtailment rules on data centers. Microsoft, which operates roughly 30 data centers in Washington, publicly opposed the bill, calling it "uniquely anti-competitive." The state currently hosts a

Spokane County held a public hearing on its emergency moratorium pausing acceptance and processing of large-scale data center proposals through the end of 2026. Apricus Energy Solutions is believed to be interested in bringing a data center to the West Plains area. Avista Corp., the local utility serving roughly 800,000 customers, has been in talks with a company seeking a massive amount of electr