SB-57 • 2026

Electrical corporations: data centers: report.

Energy Taxes

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Padilla
Last action: 2025-10-11
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 647, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on actions to be taken following the assessment or specific measures for addressing identified issues.

Electric Companies: Data Centers Report

This law allows a government group to examine if new data centers are causing other electricity users to pay more and requires the group to share their findings.

What This Bill Does

It permits the Public Utilities Commission to investigate whether electrical corporation costs related to new loads from data centers result in higher charges for other customers.
The commission must submit an assessment of this investigation to relevant legislative policy committees by January 1, 2027.
A copy of the assessment must be posted on the Public Utilities Commission's website.

Who It Names or Affects

Electric companies in California
People who use electricity from these companies
Lawmakers and policy committees

Terms To Know

Public Utilities Commission: A government group that makes rules for electric, gas, water, and other utility companies.
Data centers: Big buildings filled with computers used by businesses to store and process lots of information.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what actions should be taken based on the findings.
It doesn't outline how the commission will address any issues identified in their assessment.

Bill History

2025-10-11 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 647, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3022.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 3358.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 29).
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (July 9).
2025-06-30 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
June 25 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 1308.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).
2025-05-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3. Page 681.) (April 7).
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-05 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-01-29 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-01-09 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.
2025-01-08 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 57, Padilla.
Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable.
This bill would authorize the commission to assess the extent to which electrical corporation costs associated with new
loads from data centers result in cost shifts to other electrical corporation customers, as provided. The bill would require the commission to submit an assessment completed pursuant to that authorization to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature and to publicly post
a copy of the assessment on the commission’s internet website on or before January 1, 2027.

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