CaliforniaCaliforniaLawSB 57

Electrical Corporations: Data Centers: Report

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to assess whether utility costs from new data center loads shift costs to other customers and to report its findings to the Legislature.

Body

California Legislature

Session

2025-2026

Introduced

Jan 8, 2025

In effect since

Jan 110mo10 months ago

Votes

Senate 25-9, Assembly 57-18, Senate concurrence 29-8

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Democrat

Topics

Data centers

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