Senate rejects amendment forcing data centers to pay grid costs; advances solar‑inspection bill Senators debated a floor amendment to SB 1419 that would have required large electricity users like data centers to cover grid and generation upgrades. The Sundarachian amendment failed in a division count; SB 1419 then advanced out of the Committee of the Whole and passed third reading after other floor amendments were adopted.

In a heated debate, the Arizona Senate rejected a crucial amendment aimed at making data centers pay their fair share for grid upgrades, sparking concerns over future utility costs for residents.

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APS tells House committee it filed rate changes to make data centers "pay for growth" APS told the Arizona House AI & Innovation Committee it has filed a rate case and is pursuing contracts to ensure data-center customers pay new infrastructure costs, proposing a roughly 45% increase to the high-load data-center rate and tools such as minimum bills and queuing to avoid shifting costs to residential customers.

Arizona Public Service is pushing for a 45% rate increase on data centers to ensure they cover the costs of rapid industry growth, all while safeguarding residential customers.

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