I suspect this will just result in datacenters setting up shop in not-Massachusetts, so this is probably a win for Massa…

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Lots of devil in the details of course but this seems like a very reasonable way to drive demand for clean power, putting the cost on entities that can certainly bear it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

I suspect this will just result in datacenters setting up shop in not-Massachusetts, so this is probably a win for Massachusetts residents but probably not as much as hoped for the planet

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Luis Villa 9 September 2026

Oh, it should absolutely be national policy not just Massachusetts. But gotta start somewhere.

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