The Alabama Legislature

This act adds Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) provide that contracts between a utility and a large load data center are in the public interest if the costs of supplying electricity to the data center are recouped from the data center and positive benefits for other retail electric customers are promoted; and (2) provide whether the terms of a contract could lower costs for other utility customers, whether the data center is expected to increase efficiency in the electric system, and whether the data center promotes or contributes to economic growth in the community as considerations for the Public Service Commission to determine if a contract between a utility and data center provides positive benefits.