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CaliforniaCaliforniaBillSB 978
Data Centers: Labor: Electricity Rates
Would have required the Public Utilities Commission to establish a special electricity rate structure for data centers.
Held in Senate Appropriations Committee under submission; did not advanceMay 14 6 months ago
- Body
- California Legislature
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- Feb 4
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
- Topics
- Data centers
Timeline
May 14 6 months ago
Feb 4 9 months ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Senator Pérez
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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