Data center laws in California
1 rule at the state level: 1 statute. Each says what it requires in the words of its text, with the effective date the text gives and a link to the bill or order.
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- Rules on the record
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- Passed
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- Statutes
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Rules in California
- S.B. 57 Statute
Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
Passed
S.B. 57 of the 2025-2026 Regular Session was signed on October 11, 2025. The legislature titles it: Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
What it requires
The act lets, and does not order, the Public Utilities Commission assess how far the costs an electrical corporation incurs for new data center load shift onto its other customers, including procurement, new transmission and distribution assets, assets stranded when an entity stops operating, and ways to prevent or reduce a substantial shift.
The act lets, and does not order, the Public Utilities Commission assess how far the costs an electrical corporation incurs for new data center load shift onto its other customers, including procurement, new transmission and distribution assets, assets stranded when an entity stops operating, and ways to prevent or reduce a substantial shift. Where the commission completes such an assessment it must send it to the Legislature's policy committees and post it publicly on or before January 1, 2027. The section repeals itself on January 1, 2031. The act places no duty on a data center, a utility or a local government.
A law here is one statute, utility commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill at the state level. What it requires is taken from the text, never summarized from coverage; a date the text does not give is left empty. Its status is one of five, defined on the laws index. The dated events beneath a law are the scorecard entries that cite it.
Bills tracked
Signed into law 7
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A.B. 1577 Signed
An act to add Sections 7927.303 and 65909.3 to the Government Code, and to add Section 25302.10 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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A.B. 2383 Signed
An act to add Sections 945.1, 945.4, 945.5, 945.6, and 945.8 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Data centers: water use disclosures.
A.B. 2469 Signed
An act to add Section 65964.7 to the Government Code, relating to water. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Water resources: data centers.
A.B. 2619 Signed
An act to add Sections 16000.4 and 16100.4 to the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 10632 of the Water Code, relating to water. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Data centers: rate structures.
S.B. 1168 Signed
An act to add Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 901) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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S.B. 887 Signed
An act to amend Sections 21084, 21180, and 21183.6 of, and to add Sections 21061.6 and 21080.08 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
SB 57 Signed
An act to add and repeal Section 913.22 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
In committee 2
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Data centers: labor: electricity rates.
S.B. 978 In committee
An act to amend Section 913.11 of, and to add Section 740.22 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
A.B. 222 In committee
An act to add Section 25302.9 to the Public Resources Code, and to add and repeal Section 913.18 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
Failed or died 2
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Data centers: waste heat energy.
A.B. 1095 Failed
An act to amend Section 63048.93 of the Government Code, relating to energy, and making an appropriation therefor. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Water resources: data centers.
A.B. 93 Vetoed
An act to add Sections 16000.4 and 16100.4 to the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 10609.35 to the Water Code, relating to water. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
11 bills tracked in California; 2025-2026 Regular Session, legislature in session. 11 bills matched the watch terms as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
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