Data Center Utility Costs
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the "South Carolina Ratepayer Protection and Large Load Customer Infrastructure Accountability Act," aims to regulate the establishment of data centers in South Carolina. It prohibits incremental costs associated with large electric loads from being passed on to other customer classes, establishes contract requirements between large load customers and electrical utilities, and requires the Public Service Commission to review these arrangements. The bill also mandates annual reporting from large load customers, including water usage data, and requires local governments to hold public hearings before issuing permits related to large load customer projects, ensuring water resource contingency plans are in place.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘large load customer’ as one with a projected peak demand of 50MW or more.
- Prohibits the recovery of incremental costs from other customer classes.
- Requires contracts between large load customers and electrical utilities to include specific provisions regarding demand response and potential cost recovery.
- Establishes review standards for the Public Service Commission when evaluating large load customer projects.
- Mandates annual reports from large load customers regarding electric load, water usage, and demand response events.
- Requires local governments to hold public hearings and obtain certifications before issuing permits for large load customer projects.
- Requires large load customers to submit water resource plans and contingency plans to the Department of Environmental Services.
- Establishes incentives for large load customers, subject to Department of Environmental Services verification.
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