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AZ SB1380

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Priya Sundareshan

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Defines "large load customers" as entities using at least 50 megawatts at a single site during peak demand, including data centers, cryptocurrency mining centers, industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, hydrogen production facilities, and large buildings.

  • Requires public power entities to charge large load customers directly for all energy costs attributable to their demand, including fuel, generation, and transmission costs.

  • Mandates the Arizona Corporation Commission to impose the same requirements on large load customers served by public service corporations, with distribution system costs also included.

  • Prohibits energy costs incurred by large load customers from being passed on to other utility customers, protecting residential and smaller commercial ratepayers from subsidizing high-demand facilities.

Legislative Description

Large load customers; energy costs

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Natural Resources1/26/2026

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