Bill > H7270

This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to create a distinct classification of electricity service for "large energy use facilities," which are defined as businesses consuming or capable of consuming at least 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity and primarily involved in services like cloud storage, application hosting, and data processing, as categorized by the North American Industry Classification System. The PUC must establish separate tariffs and rate schedules for these facilities to ensure their costs are equitably allocated or directly assigned, preventing other electricity consumers from unfairly subsidizing them. These new tariffs and contracts, which must be for at least ten years, will also need to consider grid efficiency, reliability, and the state's clean energy targets, and the PUC will report on trends related to these large energy users.

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