Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB34 Compare Versions

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1		-	25 LC 55 0460S
2		-	The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities offered the following
3		-	substitute to SB 34:
	1	+	25 LC 55 0415
	2	+	Senate Bill 34
	3	+	By: Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Summers of the 13th, Albers of the 56th, Anavitarte of
	4	+	the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and others
4	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	6		AN ACT
6		-	To amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the1
	7	+	To amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
	8	+	1
7	9		Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit certain costs incurred by an electric utility as2
8	10		a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any3
9	11		rates or charges of such electric utility unless such rates or charges are designed to recover4
10		-	such costs solely from such commercial data centers ~~or are prorated based on electric5~~
11		-	~~demand; to~~ provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an ~~effective6~~
12		-	~~date; to~~ repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7
	12	+	such costs solely from or, at least, substantially from such commercial data centers; to5
	13	+	provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to6
	14	+	repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7
13	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8
14	16		SECTION 1.9
15	17		Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public10
16	18		Service Commission, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:11
17		-	"46-2-25.4.12
	19	+	"46-2-25.4.
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18	21		(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 46-3-11, no costs incurred by an13
19	22		electric utility, including, but not limited to, costs associated with increased fuel14
20	23		requirements, generation costs, and transmission costs that:15
21		-	(1) Are related to the provision of electric services to commercial data centers; and16
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23		-	(2) Would not have been incurred but for the electric demand of such commercial data17
24		-	centers,18
25		-	shall be included in any rates or charges approved or allowed to go into effect under Code19
26		-	Section 46-2-25 or 46-2-26 unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs20
27		-	solely from commercial data centers or are prorated based on electric demand.21
28		-	(b) As used in this Code section, the term 'commercial data center' means a facility,22
29		-	campus of facilities, or array of interconnected facilities in this state that is used by an23
30		-	entity or other business enterprise to operate, manage, or maintain a computer, group of24
31		-	computers, or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose25
32		-	of processing, storing, retrieving, or transmitting data and that has a peak demand of 10026
33		-	megawatts or greater."27
34		-	SECTION 2.28
35		-	This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law29
36		-	without such approval.30
37		-	SECTION 3.31
38		-	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.32
	24	+	S. B. 34
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	26	+	(1) Are substantially related to the provision of electric services to commercial data16
	27	+	centers; and17
	28	+	(2) Would not have been incurred but for the electric demand of such commercial data18
	29	+	centers,19
	30	+	shall be included in any rates or charges approved or allowed to go into effect under Code20
	31	+	Section 46-2-25 or 46-2-26 unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs21
	32	+	solely from commercial data centers or, at least, substantially recover such costs from22
	33	+	commercial data centers.23
	34	+	(b) As used in this Code section, the term 'commercial data center' means a facility,24
	35	+	campus of facilities, or array of interconnected facilities in this state that is used by an25
	36	+	entity or other business enterprise to operate, manage, or maintain a computer, group of26
	37	+	computers, or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose27
	38	+	of processing, storing, retrieving, or transmitting data and that has a peak demand of 10028
	39	+	megawatts or greater."29
	40	+	SECTION 2.30
	41	+	This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law31
	42	+	without such approval.32
	43	+	SECTION 3.33
	44	+	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.34
	45	+	S. B. 34
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