large load tariff

A Tariff on Data Centers Could Help Them Pay Their Fair Share

An overhead view of a data center in a the middle of a pretty rural scene as the sun sets.

chaddavis.photography via flickr

The first in our new “Energy Corner” series, this post looks at how California could design a rate structure for large load customers to join the electric grid without burdening ratepayers.

  A flurry of new comments was filed last month in Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) proposal to implement a new electric tariff bill, one specific to large-load customers (read: data centers). Such tariffs determine the electricity rates a utility can charge each class of customer, and the conditions under which it must provide service. PG&E’s …

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