energy costs; large data centers

HB2949 - energy costs; large data centers

Energy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Kevin Volk, Anna Abeytia, Cesar Aguilar, Lorena Austin, Seth Blattman, Junelle Cavero, Patty Contreras, Oscar De Los Santos, Brian Garcia, Nancy Gutierrez, Alma Hernandez, Consuelo Hernandez, Lydia Hernandez, Sarah Liguori, Elda Luna-Nájera, Aaron Márquez, Christopher Mathis, Mae Peshlakai, Mariana Sandoval, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Stacey Travers, Myron Tsosie, Betty J Villegas
Last action: 2026-02-05
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2949: Energy Costs for Large Data Centers

This law requires large computer data centers in Arizona to pay their own energy costs so that other customers do not have to cover them.

What This Bill Does

Requires public power entities and the corporation commission to charge large data centers for all related energy costs, including increased fuel requirements, generation costs, and transmission costs.
Prohibits passing any of these specific energy costs onto other customers who use electricity from the same provider.

Who It Names or Affects

Large data centers in Arizona with a peak power demand of at least one hundred megawatts.
Public power entities that provide electricity within the state.
The corporation commission, which regulates public service corporations.
Other customers who receive electric service from these providers.

Terms To Know

Large data center: A facility or group of connected facilities in Arizona used to process, store, retrieve, or transmit data that has a peak power demand of at least one hundred megawatts.
Public power entity: An organization defined in state law (section 30-901) that provides electricity services.

Limits and Unknowns

The official text does not specify when this law will officially take effect.
No details are provided on penalties for failing to pay these required costs.

Bill History

2026-02-05 House
House second read
2026-02-04 House
House Rules: None
2026-02-04 House
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation: None
2026-02-04 House
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water: None
2026-02-04 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2949 - energy costs; large data centers

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energy costs; large data centers

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2949

Introduced by

Representatives
Volk: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Blattman, Cavero, Contreras P, De Los Santos,
Garcia, Gutierrez, Hernandez A, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Liguori,
Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton,
Travers, Tsosie, Villegas

AN
ACT

amending title 30, arizona revised
statutes, by adding chapter 2; amending title 40, chapter 1, article 1, arizona
revised statutes, by adding section 40-107; relating to public utilities.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 30, Arizona Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding chapter 2, to read:

CHAPTER 2

PUBLIC POWER ENTITIES

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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30-301.

Large data centers; energy costs; definitions

A. A public power entity shall
require a large data center to pay for the energy costs, including increased
fuel requirements, generation costs and transmission costs, that are related to
the operation of the large data center. The energy costs that are
incurred by a large data center may not be passed on to other public power
entity customers.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "large data center"
means a facility, a campus of facilities or an array of interconnected
facilities in this state that is used by an entity or other business enterprise
to operate, manage or maintain a computer, group of computers or other
organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose of
processing, storing, RETRIEVING or transmitting data and that has a peak demand
of at least one hundred megawatts.

2. "Public power entity"
has the same meaning prescribed in section 30-901.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 40, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 40-107, to read:

START_STATUTE
40-107.

Large data centers; energy costs; definition

A. The corporation commission shall
require a large data center to pay for the energy costs, including increased
fuel requirements, generation costs and transmission costs, that are related to
the operation of the large data center.� The energy costs that are incurred by
a large data center may not be passed on to other public service corporation
customers.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"large data center" means a facility, a campus of facilities or an
array of interconnected facilities in this state that is used by an entity or
other business enterprise to operate, manage or maintain a computer, group of
computers or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary
purpose of processing, storing, RETRIEVING or transmitting data and that has a
peak demand of at least one hundred megawatts.
END_STATUTE