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CA-AB222 — Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.

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.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionCaliforniaState-source record
Latest recorded action2025-08-29In committee: Held under submission.
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Energy

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NJ-S4659New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Related tracked evidenceMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewRelated tracked evidenceTX-DATA-CENTER-PERMIT-HALT-2026Texas · Executive actionGovernor Abbott directs TCEQ to halt data-center permits pending state auditsRelated tracked evidenceNJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Related tracked evidence
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Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.

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explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordCA-AB222Data centers: power usage e…CA-AB222: Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeWaterAI-assisted policy themeWater: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionCaliforniaState policy jurisdictionCalifornia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorRebecca Bauer-KahanpersonRebecca Bauer-Kahan: personPolicy familyData centers: power us…CAData centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.: CA

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