About this bill
Finance Committee weighs proposal for higher electricity tax on data centres
MPs Maren Grøthe, Bjørn Arild Gram, and Geir Pollestad have proposed that the government study an increased electricity tax on data centres. The proposers argue that data centre power consumption is rising rapidly and that a higher tax could promote more efficient energy use while ensuring greater value creation for society as a whole. The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is divided, with both majority and minority proposals on how to handle data centre power consumption and their role in society.