WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
H 911 status: Enacted — Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 335 Effective: 07/01/2026 (updated Apr 2, 2026).
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OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Overall Score
Bill summary
The bill modifies regulatory requirements for public utilities regarding the processing of energy requests from 'massive new energy users' such as data centers and large factories.
Public utilities, data centers, industrial manufacturing facilities, and utility ratepayers.
Utilities must adhere to a new, formal process when handling high-load energy requests.
Requires capital expenditures for grid and infrastructure upgrades to accommodate these loads, though specific cost-allocation models are not specified in the summary.
Effective date is July 1, 2026.
Provides regulatory certainty for high-energy industries, standardizes utility load management, and facilitates industrial economic growth.
Risk of utility rate increases for residential customers if infrastructure costs are disproportionately shifted, and potential strain on existing grid capacity.
The specific criteria for approving or denying new loads and how costs will be partitioned between the entities and the general ratepayer base remain unspecified.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Mixed / Neutral
Positive outlook
Mixed / Neutral
Positive outlook
Positive outlook
Mixed / Neutral
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Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
Source used for this bill's analysis.
Source note
The primary risk involves the potential for cost-shifting from massive energy users to residential and small-business ratepayers.
Analysis scope
Analysis based exclusively on summary; full text of regulatory rules not reviewed.
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