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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard from the AG's office how powerful a tool shame is in this unfortunate industry.
- And Representative Lee, since you do not speak for the administration or the governor, I don't know if
- On January 3rd, the governor had removed that from the Department of Commerce and moved that over to
- And Representative Lee, since you do not speak for the administration or the governor, I don't know if
- 00:36:32.240><c> the</c> speak for the administration or the speak for the administration or the governor
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 035 Feb 18th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Phillips from North Glenn STEM Lab, guests of Representative Wyn and the grandchildren of Lieutenant Governor
- That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the
- instituted among men, deriving their are instituted among men, deriving their just<01:08:07.599><c> power
- 08.000><c> the</c><01:08:08.160><c> consent</c><01:08:08.480><c> of</c><01:08:08.559><c> the</c> just power
- from the consent of the just power from the consent of the govern.<01:08:09.200><c> So</c><01:08:09.359
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/04/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- only question as I read the bill is: Is there an emergency clause so that if you pass it and the governor
- If Minnesota takes this step forward, it sends a powerful message not just to neighboring states like
- step forward it Minnesota takes this step forward it sends<01:02:31.520><c> a</c><01:02:31.680><c> powerful
- > message</c><01:02:32.720><c> not</c><01:02:32.920><c> just</c><01:02:33.039><c> to</c> sends a powerful
- message not just to sends a powerful message not just to neighboring<01:02:33.599><c> states</c><01:
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This program was passed and promised by you, the House, the Senate, and the governor to hundreds of thousands
- limiting their opportunities to access safety, and contributing to the establishment of the abuser's power
- the establishment of the Abus<01:15:13.560><c> parties</c><01:15:14.199><c> of</c><01:15:14.719><c> power
- c><01:15:15.080><c> and</c><01:15:15.280><c> control</c><01:15:15.600><c> over</c> Abus parties of power
- and control over Abus parties of power and control over the the the Survivor<01:15:17.679><c> not</c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Outdoor Heritage Council: two Senate members, two House members, four citizen members appointed by the governor
- ><00:01:51.799><c> the</c> four four citizen appointed by the four four citizen appointed by the governors
- ><c> citizen</c><00:01:54.280><c> appointed</c><00:01:54.759><c> by</c><00:01:54.920><c> the</c> governors
- two citizen appointed by the governors two citizen appointed by the house<00:01:55.280><c> and</c><00
- because govern uh federal Governor because govern uh federal dollars<00:29:36.080><c> coming</c><00:
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Interim Topics Meeting, March 6, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- 25.839><c> some</c> And we've divided it up among some appointed boards and elected positions, and the power
- It's my understanding that for the State Board of Education, the governor appoints the boards, but then
- It's my understanding that for the State Board of Education, the governor appoints the boards, but then
- It's my understanding that for the State Board of Education, the governor appoints the boards, but then
- It's my understanding that for the State Board of Education, the governor appoints the boards, but then
Summary:
The committee heard from Superintendent Megan Degenfelder on several interim topics centered on student-centered learning. She highlighted work-based learning and dual/concurrent enrollment, saying the state is updating accountability measures and should examine whether these programs are helping students progress, avoid duplicative costs, and reduce the need for remedial college coursework. She also discussed broader life-skills education, including financial literacy and soft skills, and said districts vary widely in what they offer. On gifted and talented programs, she noted that districts are statutorily required to provide them but the state does not have a clear picture of how consistently they are implemented, and she suggested the committee may want to study that area further.
Members asked follow-up questions about whether dual enrollment should be evaluated only by time-to-degree, and Degenfelder said the analysis should also consider additional credentials and remedial coursework. Senator Schuler and others raised the idea of making financial literacy or other life-skills content more common, though Degenfelder said she did not favor a statewide mandate and instead preferred incentives and district-level implementation. The committee also discussed artificial intelligence in schools as an information-sharing topic, with Degenfelder saying the department is beginning a landscape analysis with districts and teachers. She then reviewed NAEP results, noting Wyoming performs strongly in fourth grade but drops sharply by eighth grade, and said the state wants to understand where students are falling off. Members also raised concerns about international comparisons and the need to improve literacy and math outcomes.
The committee then moved to member-submitted topics. Representative Strock proposed reviewing the governance structure of state education, arguing that the current split among the Department of Education, State Board of Education, and other boards creates inefficiency and confusion, especially for licensure and programs like CTE. Senator Scott noted that turnover in the superintendent’s office could be a practical issue in any restructuring, and Strock responded that administrative staff could handle day-to-day operations. Representative Williams then introduced a discussion of common core standards and literacy, arguing that standards may be too broad and not specific enough, especially in early grades, and that Wyoming should emphasize phonics, basic reading, math, and civics more directly. Representative Guggenmos agreed that narrowing early-grade focus to math and literacy could improve outcomes. Finally, Representative Williams raised virtual education, saying it is growing quickly and the committee should study funding, accountability, and student support more closely; the chair opened that topic for further discussion.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you have that power already? >> Yeah, we have the authority. Um, it does take time.
- recommends being included as a member of the Banyan Drive Makoku redevelopment agency and for the governor
- 02.880><c> the</c> Makoku redevelopment agency and for the Makoku redevelopment agency and for the governor
- 03.359><c> to</c><00:51:03.599><c> appoint</c><00:51:03.839><c> the</c><00:51:04.000><c> cultural</c> governor
- to appoint the cultural governor to appoint the cultural specialist<00:51:04.960><c> and</c><00:51:05.200
Bills:
HB1817 , HB2056 , HB2616 , HB1718 , HB1842 , HB1740 , HB1919 , HB1616 , HB1774 , HB1984 , HB1603 , HB2171
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations.
Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year.
The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (10-7-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But what truly sets CCBHCs apart is their built-in collaborative power.
- And And And um "The governor actually signed that into law.
- I have been so pleased with our bishop, our governor, who frequently says, "My faith tells me."
- I have been so pleased with our bishop, our governor, who frequently says, "My faith tells me."
- I have been so pleased with our bishop, our governor, who frequently says, "My faith tells me."
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports.
The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year.
Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I can't predict that, so it's a little hard to project how much the buying power will be years out.
- When Governor Bevin was in office and working to implement a work reporting requirement, providers worked
- When Governor Bevin was in office and working to implement a work reporting requirement, providers worked
- When Governor Bevin was in office and working to implement a work reporting requirement, providers worked
- When Governor Bevin was in office and working to implement a work reporting requirement, providers worked
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on February 25 and considered a series of bills and joint resolutions, mostly involving appropriations, capital projects, and local infrastructure funding. The committee first adopted PHS 2 and passed House Bill 152, which creates a Medicaid supplemental payment program for public ground ambulance providers; the sponsor said the substitute ensures no state general fund dollars will be used and that local agencies must identify a funding source for any required match. HB 152 was reported favorably on a 20-0 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 545, the annual claims bill, after members confirmed all executive-branch claims were included; it was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 606, requiring reporting for general obligation bonds, also passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
The committee then took up several joint resolutions tied to capital and infrastructure spending. House Joint Resolution 30, concerning water projects, was described as implementing ranked projects under the Waters program administered by KIA and was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Joint Resolution 32, concerning school facilities construction, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after discussion referencing the Auditor’s report and questions about a Johnson County Schools expenditure; it also passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 34, relating to contingent appropriations for KCTCS, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after testimony outlining three projects in Somerset, Jefferson Community and Technical College, and Glasgow; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 46, for local road projects, was described as funding the highest-scoring local road requests from a larger pool of applications and passed 21-0.
The committee also advanced House Joint Resolution 53, authorizing release of funds for KSU’s Health Sciences Center project, after KSU officials said the building is needed for nursing and allied health programs and promised a business plan report by November 1, 2025; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 54, authorizing funds related to the State Fair Board, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee considered House Bill 546, which revises the local roads and streets program by adding a DOT-developed scoring system, monthly reporting, a match requirement, and a $500,000 project cap; members asked about the cap and were told larger projects should be handled through other mechanisms. HB 546 was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. Finally, House Bill 605, a technical corrections and update bill for the local economic relief grant program, was amended by PHS 1 and discussed as expanding eligibility, including to the Delta Regional Authority and certain local-affiliated applicants; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 605.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/29/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:22.720><c> to</c><00:15:22.959><c> order</c><00:15:23.360><c> all</c> not have the power to
- order all not have the power to order all basically<00:15:24.240><c> the</c><00:15:24.480><c> same</
- To quote Spider-Man, with great power, right, comes great responsibility.
- </c><04:13:48.319><c> As</c> is such a powerful piece of evidence.
- As is such a powerful piece of evidence.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/04/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- very difficult position with a benefit amount that hasn't kept pace with inflation and purchasing power
- okay and one second purchasing power okay and one second representative representative representative
- The last time New Hampshire raised the minimum wage, John Lynch was governor in 2008.
- Lynch was governor in 2008 the average Lynch was governor in 2008 the average rent<04:04:38.239><c> in
- There was one that Governor Greg put together. There was one prior to the Greg study.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The statutory provision is fairly short, and it really gives the power to the commissioner to promulgate
- The statutory provision is fairly short, and it really gives the power to the commissioner to promulgate
- Unfortunately, [clears throat] our governor at the time vetoed the bill.
- Unfortunately, [clears throat] our<02:02:07.920><c> governor</c><02:02:08.719><c> at</c><02:02:09.040
- at the time vetoed the our governor at the time vetoed the bill.<02:02:11.840><c> He</c><02:02:12.400
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WLA-EDU, EDU Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm just doing my duty at the request of the Chair of Ways and Means. means, and the power to kind
- of sunset means, and the power to kind of sunset the<00:07:32.479><c> authority.
- </c><00:10:03.279><c> away</c> criticisms is that it takes power away criticisms is that it takes power
- The governor restricted the cash, right?
- The governor restricted the cash, right?
Bills:
SB2003
Committee:
Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Summary:
The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict.
Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose.
The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1.
The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Associated Electric is the power production co-op that supplies power to all the co-ops that are in our
- But your earlier question about utilizing a power line. question about utilizing power lines owned by
- But the power that goes across, we’ll call it power instead of electrons.
- But the power that goes across, we’ll call it power instead of electrons.
- So who will own the power plants?
Committee:
House General Laws
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session, laying over H.J.R. 153 and H.J.R. 119, then unanimously advanced HB 2904 after adopting a committee amendment and substitute. HB 2904 passed 13-0. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2933 and sent that bill do pass by a vote of 11-3. The committee then moved into regular session and heard HB 2266, which would add the attorney general and staff, or as members suggested possibly assistant attorney generals, to the list of officials authorized to concealed carry while performing duties. The sponsor and an assistant attorney general testified that the bill was intended to protect AG staff who travel and work in courthouses and hotels; some members raised concerns about the breadth of the term “staff,” and one witness urged clearer limits and identification safeguards. No vote was taken on HB 2266 in the portion provided.
The committee then heard HB 2207 and HB 2233 together, both aimed at restructuring Missouri’s electric industry to allow competitive generation while keeping transmission and distribution regulated. The sponsors argued that competition would lower costs, improve reliability, spur innovation, and let customers choose suppliers, while preserving PSC oversight of the grid and default service. Supporters, including a market think tank and retail energy advocates, said competitive states have seen more generation investment and that private generators bear their own risk rather than ratepayers. Opponents, including Evergy, argued deregulation has not delivered promised savings, can increase fraud and consumer confusion, and would force divestment of utility generation assets without clear guardrails. Members pressed witnesses on comparisons to Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, legacy costs, divestment mechanics, and whether the PSC would still set generation-related rates; witnesses disagreed sharply on the likely effect on residential prices and on whether the bill’s structure was sufficiently specific.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Associated Electric is the power production co-op that supplies power to all the co-ops that are in our
- But your earlier question about utilizing a power line. question about utilizing power lines owned by
- But the power that goes across, we’ll call it power instead of electrons.
- Can you guys explain, as far as the power generation and the divesting of those power plants, can you
- “Who will own the power plants?
Committee:
House General Laws
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/04/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Representative Diane Powers. The committee has convened today for public hearings on 10 bills.
- government committee I am representative government committee I am representative Diane<00:03:18.720><c> power
- the</c><00:03:19.799><c> committee</c><00:03:20.280><c> has</c><00:03:20.519><c> convened</c> Diane power
- the committee has convened Diane power the committee has convened today<00:03:21.640><c> for</c><00:
- </c><02:31:15.120><c> with</c><02:31:15.279><c> an</c> signed into law by the governor with an signed
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 91 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment recommended by the Governor is adopted. Mr.
- While we understood, The Governor then vetoed approximately $130 million in spending.
- Shall this section stand notwithstanding the actions of Her Excellency the Governor?
- The actions of Her Excellency, the Governor. Report of a committee.
- The Governor. So we probably want to just be here.
Summary:
The House first took up several procedural orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity; Health Care Financing; and Public Health. All three orders were adopted after suspension of the rules. The chamber also concurred in Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on cosmetology license reciprocity, judicial and clerical matters, retirement pension notarizations, and automated curb enforcement. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 for additional petitions on Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies and on a gubernatorial proclamation for Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
The House passed to be enacted two local bills: House 2320, establishing an appointed treasurer-collector in Berkeley, and House 4136, further regulating stabilization funds in Leicester. It also ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on employment discrimination based on legal cannabis use, the role of the governor’s council on the ballot, absentee voting, ballot uniformity and election ballots, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four, and regulating employer use of credit reports. Later, the House accepted and adopted a gubernatorial amendment to the FY2026 appropriations bill related to vital statistics.
The bulk of the session focused on FY2026 budget veto overrides. The House considered and approved multiple Ways and Means recommendations to let appropriations stand notwithstanding the Governor’s vetoes, including items for administrative staff in the trial courts, state parks and recreation, nursing facility rate add-ons, community services for the blind, substance addiction services, early intervention services, Korea Technical Institutes, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, shelter workforce assistance, housing services and counseling, regional economic development grants, charter school reimbursement, and the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine program. Roll call votes on these items generally passed by wide margins. The House also observed moments of silence for Bolton Police Chief Amos Luke Hamburger and former Senator Edward J. Kennedy Jr., and then adopted an order to adjourn to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House energy committee approves HF75 2/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- this case a baseload source of power.
- to look at other sources of power.
- to look at other sources of power, in this case a baseload source of power.
- We have Joe Hoppy with Otter Tail Power.
- </c> and affordability hydroelectric power and affordability hydroelectric power represents<00:04:26.479
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- designed to help some of our consumers in that have municipal districts for their energy usage, the power
- <04:54:34.400><c> energy</c><04:54:35.280><c> usage,</c><04:54:35.680><c> the</c><04:54:35.840><c> power
- </c> their energy usage, the power and gas. their energy usage, the power and gas.
- Before, it had to go through the banking commissioner, the attorney general, and then the governor, which
- to make a selection as far as governor to make a selection as far as appointing<06:27:00.240><c> board
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 (8-14-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- of power.
- One power generation total power.
- </c> computing power. computing power.
- So, you need power to to run and power. So, you need power to to run the<00:59:37.040><c> chips.
- It's power.
Summary:
The Artificial Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum, adopted prior meeting minutes, and then focused on energy policy and economic development as they relate to AI and data centers. John Bevington of LG&E and KU, introduced by Caroline Clark of LG&E/KU and PPL, described the utility’s Kentucky-only service territory, vertically integrated system, 1.3 million customers, and about 7.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. He said the company has supported 76 Kentucky projects in 2024 totaling about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, with a large share of statewide announcements occurring in its service area.
Bevington said LG&E and KU’s current project pipeline is unusually strong, totaling about 170 projects and 8.5 gigawatts of requested power, with data centers accounting for about two-thirds of that demand. He broke the pipeline into existing customer expansions, new-to-Kentucky projects, and 20 data center projects representing about 5.6 gigawatts of potential load. He highlighted a Louisville data center project by PO Development Company and Powerhouse Data Centers that has announced a 400-megawatt facility and may expand to 525 megawatts, estimating that such a project could represent about $4 billion in investment. He also explained that large data centers generally must locate near transmission lines and that utilities must conduct studies, order long-lead equipment, and secure reimbursement commitments before proceeding so other customers are not harmed.
Members asked about how Kentucky compares with other states, the size of data center projects, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects reflect current Kentucky interest, which he attributed in part to the state’s sales tax exemption for data centers, and noted that states like Ohio have had similar incentives for years. In response to questions from Senator Thomas, he confirmed that data centers can vary in size and said the state should have a regulatory environment that supports economic development, while emphasizing that the benefits would flow to the state, local communities, and schools rather than just the utility. He also cited national and regional data suggesting data centers generate indirect jobs and tax revenue, and said LG&E and KU are investing in transmission, reliability, solar, and gas generation projects, including proposed additional 645-megawatt natural gas units and other system upgrades, to meet expected demand.