This bill proposes to amend current statutes by adding a new chapter to Title 30 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically addressing public power entities and their relationship with large data centers. Under the new provisions, a public power entity will be required to ensure that large data centers cover their own energy costs, including any increased fuel, generation, and transmission costs associated with their operations. Importantly, these costs cannot be transferred to other customers of the public power entity.

Additionally, the bill clarifies the definition of a "large data center" as a facility or group of facilities with a peak demand of at least one hundred megawatts, used primarily for data processing, storage, retrieval, or transmission. The bill also aligns the definition of "public power entity" with existing statutes. Overall, the proposed changes aim to establish clear financial responsibilities for large data centers while protecting other customers from potential cost increases.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 40-107, 30-901