Data centers: rate structures.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill directs the California Public Utilities Commission to examine and implement new rate structures for data centers. The goal is to ensure data centers contribute fairly to the costs of electricity and natural gas, particularly considering rising costs due to wildfire risk and the state’s transition to clean energy. Specifically, the commission must assess how to ensure data centers pay for their share of transmission and distribution needs, load increases, and investments in nonemitting resources, while also mitigating cost pressures on residential ratepayers.
Key provisions
- The Public Utilities Commission must assess opportunities for new data center rate structures.
- Data centers must contribute to the costs of transmission and distribution.
- Data centers must pay for proportionate share of load increases and procurements for reliable nonemitting resources.
- Rates should be structured to alleviate cost pressures on residential ratepayers, including those in assistance programs.
- The assessment must consider data center interconnection levels (transmission or distribution).
Who is affected
- Data centers
- Residential ratepayers
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Electric utilities
- Energy consumers
Notable changes
- Creates a new framework for data center rate structures within the Public Utilities Code.
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