Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term covered entity means a private company, or other private entity, that— owns, operates, or maintains a data center; or has plans to own, operate, or maintain a data center within the next 5 years. The term data center means a data center (as defined in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17112(a) )) with a power demand of 20 megawatts or more that is not owned, operated, or maintained— by a covered agency (as defined in section 834(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 44 U.S.C. 3601 note)); or by a contractor on behalf of a covered agency (as so defined). The term electric utility has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term existing data center means a data center that has already begun operations. The term new data center means a data center or planned data center that is not yet operational.
The term Rate Effect Credit means a credit paid by a covered entity to an appropriate party, as determined by the Secretary, that offsets the effect that a data center would otherwise have on the electrical rates paid by ratepayers. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term utility includes, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate— an electric utility; a gas utility (as defined in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 )); a public water system (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f )); a treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1292 )); and any other regulated utility that provides water, energy, or other essential services to a data center.
The term Zero Rate Effect Certificate means a certificate issued by the Secretary under section 4(b).
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