Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for
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Became law
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Officially: “Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act adds Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) provide that contracts between a utility and a large load data center are in the public interest if the costs of supplying electricity to the data center are recouped from the data center and positive benefits for other retail electric customers are promoted; and (2) provide whether the terms of a contract could lower costs for other utility customers, whether the data center is expected to increase efficiency in the electric s
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Feb 5, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
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Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-08 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-08 · yeas 100, nays 1, abstains 3
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-08 · yeas 104, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-12 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-12 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
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