Electric utilities; electric distribution infrastructure serving data centers.
Summary
Electric utilities; electric distribution infrastructure serving data centers. Prohibits the costs associated with the construction or extension of any electric distribution infrastructure that primarily serves the load of a data center from being recovered from any other customer.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 27, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new provision requiring the State Corporation Commission to review whether electric utilities are using reasonable customer classifications in their rate structures during upcoming rate reviews. This change expands regulatory oversight to ensure customer rate categories are fair and appropriate. The original bill focused on utility rate structures, return on equity calculations, and infrastructure investments, while the amendment adds a specific requirement to evaluate customer classification practices.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include a new regulatory requirement for the State Corporation Commission to evaluate customer classification reasonableness in utility rate structures, in addition to the existing provisions about rate adjustments, return on equity, and infrastructure investments.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement for the State Corporation Commission to determine whether electric utilities are using reasonable classifications of customers during biennial or other appropriate proceedings for Phase I and Phase II utilities filed between January 1, 2025 and July 1, 2027.
The Commission must consider whether new or separate customer classifications are reasonable when making this determination.
TIMELINE
The new customer classification review requirement applies to proceedings filed after January 1, 2025 but no later than July 1, 2027.
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Committee
1
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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