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This bill requires public power entities serving over one million connections and electric public service corporations to file quarterly reports with their respective governing bodies or the Arizona Corporation Commission detailing the number of requests for and completed interconnections for new "extra high load factor customers," which are defined by the entities themselves. These reports are intended to track the growth of customers with very high electricity demands. The reporting requirement can be suspended if there are no new such customers for two consecutive quarters, but can be reinstated. Additionally, both types of entities must include these high-demand customers in their long-term load growth projections for integrated system or resource planning. The bill also mandates that these entities conduct and file cost-of-service studies to show how serving these customers is allocated, with an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. For electric public service corporations, the Corporation Commission is empowered to adopt rules for service terms for these customers, potentially including minimum billing, contract length, early termination provisions, customer-provided security, and requirements for customers to cover infrastructure costs, all while ensuring that existing customers are not unfairly burdened. The legislature finds these measures necessary for public convenience and safety and to prevent cost shifts to residential customers.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84576