Data Centers: Energy Usage Reporting and Efficiency

Would have required data center owners to report power usage effectiveness to the Energy Commission and required developers of covered AI models to estimate the energy used to develop them.

Where it stands

FailedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLaw

Held under submission in Senate Appropriations Committee; did not advanceAug 29, 20251 year ago

Body: California Legislature
Session: 2025-2026
Introduced: Jan 8, 2025
Votes: Assembly 57-18
Sponsors: D (Democrat)Democrat

Data centers AI

Official page Source: California Legislative Information (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)

Timeline

Aug 29, 2025 1 year ago
Held in committee under submission
Jun 2, 2025 1 year ago
Passed Assembly (57-18)
Jan 8, 2025 1 year ago
Introduced

Timeline

Sponsors