California data center energy laws: 1 recorded action
Signed October 11, 2025; authorizes the CPUC to assess whether the costs of serving new data center loads are being shifted onto other ratepayers, covering procurement, transmission, distribution, and stranded asset costs, with a public report due to the legislature by January 1, 2027.
Binds: California Public Utilities Commission and investor-owned utilities; imposes no new tariffs on data centers. Verified September 10, 2026 against the official source.
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- What has California done about data center energy?
- 1 recorded action as of September 10, 2026: SB 57 (2025) (enacted, 2025). Each record below links the official source.
Part of the US AI Energy Policy Tracker. Coverage is what could be verified against official sources, not a claim to be exhaustive.
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