SB 270

Alabama Senate bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 17, 2026.

Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for.

Bill ID AL-2026RS-SB-270
Session 2026RS
Status enacted
Committee Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure (House); Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
Senate enacted 2026-04-17
Summary

This act adds Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) provide that contracts between a utility and a large load data center are in the public interest if the costs of supplying electricity to the data center are recouped from the data center and positive benefits for other retail electric customers are promoted; and (2) provide whether the terms of a contract could lower costs for other utility customers, whether the data center is expected to increase efficiency in the electric system, and whether the data center promotes or contributes to economic growth in the community as considerations for the Public Service Commission to determine if a contract between a utility and data center provides positive benefits.

Sponsor
Lance Bell
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-05 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-17 Status enacted
2026-04-17 Latest Action Enacted
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