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California requires data-center tariffs that prevent ratepayer cost shifts
AB 2383 (Chapter 435), signed September 21, requires the Public Utilities Commission to order electrical corporations to file transmission, distribution, and generation tariffs for data centers that keep incremental costs off other ratepayers. Community choice aggregators and electric service providers must adopt equivalent generation tariffs by January 1, 2028. The tariffs must run at least ten years, with upfront collateral, minimum payments tied to projected load, and early termination fees.
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Key points
- The PUC must require electrical corporations to file transmission, distribution, and generation tariffs for data centers.California Legislative Information
- Generation tariffs need a minimum ten-year payment mechanism with upfront collateral or prepayment.California Legislative Information
- Minimum payments tied to projected load keep other ratepayers harmless if usage falls short.California Legislative Information
- Early termination fees apply where data centers do not complete interconnection.California Legislative Information
- The tariff applies at a PUC-set peak-demand threshold no higher than 25 megawatts.California Legislative Information
- Community choice aggregators and electric service providers must adopt equivalent tariffs by January 1, 2028.California Legislative Information
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