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LB1010
Large Load Customer Regulation Act
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This law sets new rules for public power suppliers when connecting very large electricity users that use more than twenty megawatts at one site.
What it does
- Requires customers using more than twenty megawatts of power at one site to follow special connection standards set by the supplier.
- Mandates a study fee of fifty thousand dollars or one thousand dollars per megawatt, whichever is greater, for initial studies.
- Allows public power suppliers to create specific rates and charges that fairly allocate costs to large users while managing risks.
- Requires large customers to share information about their onsite backup generators with the supplier.
- Gives public power suppliers the authority to ask large customers to reduce power or turn on backup systems during grid emergencies.
Who it affects
- Large load customers requesting new or expanded electricity connections over twenty megawatts
- Public power districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other government entities that provide electricity service
Limits and unknowns
- The official text does not state the specific date when these rules begin to take effect.
- While the bill mentions changes regarding data centers and cryptocurrency mining in its title, the provided excerpt only details the connection standards for large loads.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Large load customer
- A business or entity requesting a new electrical connection where the total use at one site is more than twenty megawatts.
- Onsite backup generating facilities
- Power generators of one megawatt or larger located at the customer's site that can run during emergencies, either by not connecting to the grid for long periods or by running without sending power back to the grid.
- Public power supplier
- Government-owned entities like public power districts, electric cooperatives, cities, and other governmental groups that provide electricity service.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers
Official activity
Bill history
- Passed