Bill > AB2383

This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), by January 1, 2028, to create a separate rate classification for "large energy use facilities," which are defined as significant electricity consumers, particularly those housing computing infrastructure, distinct from other commercial or industrial users, and to establish specific rate schedules for them. These new rate schedules must ensure that the costs of serving these large facilities are borne by them and do not unfairly burden other electricity consumers, while also prohibiting them from participating in net billing or net energy metering programs. Furthermore, the PUC must ensure that these rates contribute equitably to grid reliability, wildfire mitigation, and state clean energy goals, and encourage the development of facilities that bring high-wage jobs to California. The bill also mandates that electrical corporations, or in some cases, electric service providers or community choice aggregators (entities that sell electricity), must enter into contracts with these large energy use facilities for at least 15 years, covering the costs of service and energizing the facility, and requiring the facilities to certify compliance with certain public resource code requirements. These provisions apply to facilities commencing electricity service on or after January 1, 2027.