Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2992: Corporation Commission; creating the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026; effective date; emergency.
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; creating the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026; defining terms; requiring governing bodies provide certain protections regarding rates; requiring electric suppliers establish and maintain certain separate terms, conditions and tariffs; detailing terms and conditions; requiring certain term of service be ten years; making certain exception; stating applicability; authorizing the promulgation of rules; granting certain exclusive jurisdiction; requiring electric suppliers comply to act…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; creating the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026; defining terms; requiring governing bodies provide certain protections regarding rates; requiring electric suppliers establish and maintain certain separate terms, conditions and tariffs; detailing terms and conditions; requiring certain term of service be ten years; making certain exception; stating applicability; authorizing the promulgation of rules; granting certain exclusive jurisdiction; requiring electric suppliers comply to act; requiring certain parties be given notice of purchase; providing penalty for failing to provide notice; providing for collection of penalty and enforcement of violations; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Corporation Commission SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 900 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026". SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 901 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: As used in the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026: 1. "Applicable governing body" means, with respect to any retail electric supplier, the governmental, …