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Committee establishes large‑load registry and voluntary "clean capacity" ratings for data centers
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a major Hester amendment to SB 841 creating a registry for large‑load customers (threshold lowered to 25 MW), disclosure requirements for interconnection and water use, and a voluntary gold/platinum clean‑capacity rating that prioritizes entities that provide incremental capacity (storage, on‑site generation or demand response). The amendment passed with recognition that technical fixes are likely in conference committee.
The committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 841 that establishes a new regulatory framework for "large load" customers — primarily data centers and similarly sized facilities — including a public‑service commission registry and a voluntary clean‑capacity rating program intended to reduce grid strain and promote on‑site or behind‑the‑meter resources.
The amendment lowers the definition of "large load customer" from the prior 100‑megawatt threshold to 25 megawatts of monthly demand, while explicitly exempting certain categories (hospitals, manufacturing facilities, district heating systems, agricultural facilities and specified industrial uses) so those essential services are not swept into the large‑load…
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