SB34: SB34 Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit

26 LC 56 0584S The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities offered the following substitute to SB 34: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the1 Public Service Commission, so as to require certain contract terms and conditions between2 electric utilities and large load customers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related3 matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated , relating to the Public7 Service Commission, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:8 "46-2-25.4.9 (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'large load customer' means customers with an10 expected total peak demand of 100 megawatts or greater at one or more premises located11 on one tract or contiguous tracts of land.12 (b) Each contract between an electric utility and a large load customer for the provision13 of electric service, entered into on or after the effective date of this Act, shall include terms14 and conditions designed to protect residential and retail elect ricity customers from costs15 - 1 - 26 LC 56 0584S associated with serving new large load customers, including, bu t not limited to, the16 following:17 (1) Minimum billing requirements designed to recover incremental costs associated with18 serving or preparing to serve a large load customer;19 (2) A contract term that may exceed the length of the applicable service tariff;20 (3) Performance and credit provisions designed to protect retail customers in the event21 of contract default; and22 (4) Termination provisions designed to protect retail customer s in the event of23 termination of the contract for electric service."24 SECTION 2.25 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law26 without such approval.27 SECTION 3.28 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.29 - 2 -