South DakotaCommission may charge data centers for utility contract reviews
The Public Utilities Commission may charge qualifying data-center utility customers for the actual cost of reviewing certain electric-service agreements.
What it does
The commission may charge data-center customers for the actual cost of reviewing certain electric-service requests when peak demand is at least 10 megawatts.
Argument forCharging the actual review cost could shift some regulatory expense from general utility customers to large data centers requesting special electric-service agreements.
Argument againstData centers may face higher costs when seeking customized electric service, which could make new or expanded facilities more expensive to operate.
More detail
The Public Utilities Commission may assess a data-center customer's actual costs for processing certain electric-service requests. This covers public-utility customers that are data centers with peak demand of at least 10 megawatts. The request must seek approval of a contract with deviations or another electric-service agreement related to providing electricity to the data center. The commission must send collected money to the state treasurer for the Public Utilities Commission gross receipts tax fund. A data center includes a centralized facility that stores, manages, shares, or processes electronic data, including digital-currency mining. The bill text does not state when this authority starts or ends.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 574To Governor
- Mar 12Signed by the President S.J. 528Passed Senate
- Mar 11Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560Passed House
- Mar 10House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 548
- Vote recorded Concurred in amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 494
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1038CMajor
- Mar 5Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 26Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Feb 3First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 170Minor
- Feb 2House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 196
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 11 Amendment 1038AMajor
- Jan 28Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 13First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 11Introduced
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