Plain English Breakdown
The specific requirements for the tariffs are not detailed in the provided text and will be determined by future commission actions.
New Electricity Rules for Large Data Centers
This law requires the Public Utilities Commission to create a separate electricity rate plan specifically for large data centers by January 1, 2028.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the commission to establish a new service classification and tariff for large energy use facilities that are data centers by January 1, 2028.
- Mandates electrical corporations and load-serving entities to file tariffs with specific requirements when they receive requests from these facilities.
- Requires community choice aggregators or electric service providers to adopt generation service tariffs consistent with the new rules.
- States that companies are not required to use this new classification until the commission approves a tariff for it.
Who It Names or Affects
- Large energy use facilities, specifically data centers, that enter into a new interconnection agreement on or after January 1, 2027.
- Electrical corporations and load-serving entities providing power to these facilities.
- Community choice aggregators and electric service providers.
Terms To Know
- Tariff
- A list of prices, rules, and charges for electricity services approved by the commission.
- Load-serving entity
- An organization that sells or provides retail electrical service to customers.
Limits and Unknowns
- The rules only apply to data centers entering into a new interconnection agreement on or after January 1, 2027.
- The specific details of the tariff requirements are not listed in this summary and must be set by the commission later.