Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2949: energy costs; large data centers
Status: In committee, February 4, 2026
HB2949 - energy costs; large data centers
What the bill says
An act amending title 30, arizona revised statutes, by adding chapter 2; amending title 40, chapter 1, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 40-107; relating to public utilities.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 30, arizona revised statutes, by adding chapter 2; amending title 40, chapter 1, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 40-107; relating to public utilities. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 30, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 2, to read: CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC POWER ENTITIES ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE30-301. Large data centers; energy costs; definitions A. A public power entity shall require a large data center to pay for the energy costs, including increased fuel requirements, generation costs and transmission costs, that are related to the operation of the large data center. The energy costs that are incurred by a large data center may not be passed on to other public power entity customers. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "large data center" means a facility, a campus of facilities or an array of interconnected facilities in this state that is used by an entity or other business enterprise to operate, manage or maintain a computer, group of computers or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose of processing, storing, RETRIEVING or transmitting data and that has a peak demand of at least one hundred megawatts. 2. "Public power entity" has the same meaning prescribed in section 30-901. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. …
Sponsors
- Volk, Kevin (D, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Abeytia, Anna (D, HD-024)
- Aguilar, Cesar (D, HD-026)
- Austin, Lorena (D, HD-009)
- Blattman, Seth (D, HD-009)
- Cavero, Junelle (D, HD-011)
- Contreras, Patty (D)
- De Los Santos, Oscar (D, HD-011)
- Garcia, Brian (D, HD-008)
- Gutierrez, Nancy (D, HD-018)
- Hernandez, Alma (D, HD-020)
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
- : Assigned to Natural Resources, Energy & Water
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is HB2949?
- HB2949 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): energy costs; large data centers.
- What does HB2949 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 30, arizona revised statutes, by adding chapter 2; amending title 40, chapter 1, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 40-107; relating to public utilities.
- What is the status of HB2949?
- In committee as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2949?
- Volk, Kevin (D, HD-017), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2949?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85088/?SessionId=130
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