2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 1095

Data centers: waste heat energy.

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California

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2025-2026 Regular Session

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2025-2026 Regular Session

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California

Bill overview

This bill aims to help data centers reduce waste and contribute to California’s renewable energy goals. It allows the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) to provide financial assistance for data centers that capture and convert their waste heat into usable energy. The bill also establishes a process for prioritizing these projects and awarding renewable energy credits for the captured heat, ensuring it’s used locally or contributes to building heating.

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2025-02-20 00:00:00

Read first time. To print.

2025-02-21 00:00:00

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

2025-03-24 00:00:00

Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

2025-03-25 00:00:00

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

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AB1095:v97#DOCUMENT Bill Start Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1095 Introduced by Assembly Member Papan February 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 399.12 of, and to add Section 399.34 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. 63048.93 of the Government Code, relating to energy, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1095, as amended, Papan. California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: waste heat energy. Data centers: waste heat energy. The Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act establishes the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, governed by a board of directors. The act, among other things, authorizes the I-Bank to make loans, issue bonds, and provide financial assistance for various types of projects that qualify as economic development or public development facilities. The Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2020 authorizes the I-Bank, under the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund Program, to provide financial assistance to any eligible sponsor or participating party in connection with the financing or refinancing for eligible climate catalyst projects, as defined, either directly to the sponsor or participating party or to a lending or financial institution, as specified. The act, beginning in the 2021–22 fiscal year, requires the I-Bank to adopt a climate catalyst financing plan, as specified, after meeting and conferring with prescribed authorized consulting agencies concerning specific categories of climate catalyst projects. The act establishes the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund as a continuously appropriated fund for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act.

AB 1095

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