Data center decree would save up to 1.95 billion euros a year in electricity bill overcosts

A draft decree requiring data centers to use 80% hourly renewable energy would avoid up to 1.95 billion euros a year in electricity overcosts for households and businesses, according to the published information. The rule puts about 2 billion euros a year in electricity bills at stake, based on a modeling of the peninsular electricity system signed by Redeia, the transmission grid operator.