Alabama SB270: Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to utilities; to add Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide specific considerations for the Public Service Commission's review and approval of retail electric service contracts between a utility and a large load data center customer, including determining that such contracts provide for the recovery of incremental costs and promote other positive benefits.

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to utilities; to add Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide specific considerations for the Public Service Commission's review and approval of retail electric service contracts between a utility and a large load data center customer, including determining that such contracts provide for the recovery of incremental costs and promote other positive benefits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 37-4-22.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §37-4-22.1 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) INCREMENTAL COSTS OF RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE. The additional costs associated with the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, or furnishing of electricity to a large load data center customer, including fuel costs and taxes, which the utility would not incur but for the large load data center customer contract. (2) LARGE LOAD DATA CENTER CUSTOMER. A customer of the utility which has executed a contract for retail electric service with the utility which requires the utility to serve an expected total peak demand of 150 megawatts or greater at one or more contiguous parcels of land, meets the definition of a data processing center under Section 40-9B-3, and Page of a data processing center under Section 40-9B-3, and SB270 Enrolled operates solely for the …

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Sponsors

• Bell, Lance (R, SD-011) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 17, 2026: Enacted
2. April 9, 2026: Signature Requested
3. April 9, 2026: Delivered to Governor
4. April 9, 2026: Enrolled
5. April 8, 2026: Ready to Enroll
6. April 8, 2026: Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1258
7. April 8, 2026: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1323
8. April 8, 2026: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1322
9. April 8, 2026: Rafferty 1st Amendment Offered
10. April 8, 2026: Third Reading in Second House

Votes

• Senate Roll Call #1258 (April 8, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #1323 (April 8, 2026): 100 yea, 1 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #1322 (April 8, 2026): 104 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #853 (March 12, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #852 (March 12, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB270?

SB270 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for.

What does SB270 do?

In its own words: An Act, Relating to utilities; to add Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide specific considerations for the Public Service Commission's review and approval of retail electric service contracts between a utility and a large load data center customer, including determining that such contracts provide for the recovery of incremental costs and promote other positive benefits.

What is the status of SB270?

Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 17, 2026).

Who sponsored SB270?

Bell, Lance (R, SD-011).

Where is the official record for SB270?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/SB270