SB 250, who pays for a data center's power
SB 250, introduced by Sen. Loki Tobin on February 18th, would have barred utilities from putting a data center's costs into anyone's rates unless those costs were recovered solely from the data center, and would have required the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to approve each data center contract. The Senate-passed version applied to data centers drawing 15 megawatts of peak demand from an electric utility. The Senate passed it 14 to 5 on May 16th, and the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee heard and held it on May 18th, its last recorded action.
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The bill stalled in a House committee before the session ended. Any revival starts over in the next Legislature, where it goes to the legislators you elect on November 3rd.
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2026-09-24 Tracked. Read against the Legislature's own bill record and the Senate-passed text. The Senate passed CSSB 250(CRA) 14 to 5 with one excused on May 16th, and House Community and Regional Affairs heard and held it on May 18th, which is the last action on record. The bill is not law. It returned to the news in September when the four candidates for governor set out where they stand on data centers, as reported by James Brooks of the Alaska Beacon, with Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins backing a moratorium until the Legislature can pass a comprehensive regulatory framework.
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What is SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
SB 250, introduced by Sen. Loki Tobin on February 18th, would have barred utilities from putting a data center's costs into anyone's rates unless those costs were recovered solely from the...
Who decides SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
Alaska Legislature (House Community and Regional Affairs Committee held it)
Can I comment on SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
The bill stalled in a House committee before the session ended. Any revival starts over in the next Legislature, where it goes to the legislators you elect on November 3rd.
Where is SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
Juneau
Has SB 250, who pays for a data center's power been decided?
It is closed. Tracked. Read against the Legislature's own bill record and the Senate-passed text. The Senate passed CSSB 250(CRA) 14 to 5 with one excused on May 16th, and House...
What happens next with SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
No further date is published. It is closed and the record is checked against its source every day.
What changed on SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
Tracked. Read against the Legislature's own bill record and the Senate-passed text. The Senate passed CSSB 250(CRA) 14 to 5 with one excused on May 16th, and House...
What kind of decision is SB 250, who pays for a data center's power?
A legislation, decided by Alaska Legislature (House Community and Regional Affairs Committee held it).
When did SB 250, who pays for a data center's power start?
Tracked since September 24th, today. The earliest date on its record is February 18th.
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Alaska State Legislature BASIS, Alaska State Legislature, CSSB 250(CRA) bill text, Alaska Beacon, republished by Alaska Public Media. Every one is listed with its date on the decision page.
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