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Edition #28 · Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 1684 positive stories
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Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs

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Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs

A new law passed in Tennessee will protect residents from incurring rising electricity costs from nearby data centers’ demands on the grid. Republican-led bill HB 1847 prohibits utilities companies and municipalities from paying for a data center’s electrical needs, or any of the infrastructure costs involved in expansion. Sponsored by Republicans Senator Brent Taylor from […] The post Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs appeared firs

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The kindness section highlights people helping people: strangers stepping in during emergencies, communities rallying around neighbors, small acts that ripple outward. These are not performative charity stories; they are moments where someone chose to act when they did not have to.

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