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Data centers: reporting.California · AB 1577 · Last action Sep 21, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)This bill would require the commission to establish a process for the owner or operator of a data center, as defined, to submit specified information to the commission, including, among other information, the data center's location and size, the data center's power usage effectiveness, as defined, and the quantity of fuel consumed by onsite generators or…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2026.Enacted law
Water resources: data centers.California · AB 2619 · Last action Sep 21, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)This bill would require a person who owns or operates a data center, prior to applying to a city or a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, to provide its water supplier, under penalty of perjury, a good faith estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center's projected water use…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2026.Enacted law
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.California · AB 222 · Last action Aug 29, 2025This bill would require the Energy Commission to establish a process for the owner of a data center, as defined, to submit the power usage effectiveness ratio, as defined, for the data center to the Energy Commission on a biannual basis, and require the owner of a data center to submit this information for the data center in the manner and timeframe…Latest action: In committee: Held under submission.Passed origin
Data centers: labor: electricity rates.California · SB 978 · Last action May 14, 2026This bill would require the PUC to establish a special rate structure for data centers, as defined, taking transmission level electrical service with an estimated peak demand of at least 75 megawatts of electricity to, among other things, protect other customers of electrical corporations, prohibit cost shifts to those other customers, and require data…Latest action: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.Committee hearing
Water resources: data centers.California · AB 93 · Last action Jan 22, 2026This bill would require a person who owns or operates a data center, prior to applying to a city or a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, to provide its water supplier, under penalty of perjury, an estimate of the expected water use.Latest action: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.Vetoed
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