State Sales and Use Taxes; the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; repeal
What changed between versions
Added new requirements for contracts between electric utilities and large load customers to include minimum billing, performance provisions, and termination protections to shield residential and retail customers from incremental costs.
Added a new definition for 'large load customer' as customers with an expected total peak demand of 100 megawatts or greater at one or more premises.
Modified the bill's stated purpose to include amendments to Chapter 2 of Title 46 regarding the Public Service Commission, in addition to the existing sales and use tax provisions.
Added a specific statement of legislative intent clarifying that marginal costs of providing electric service to new large-load customers must be borne by those customers, not by residential or retail electricity customers.