Newsom Signs Seven-Bill California Data Center Package on Power, Water and Local Oversight

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a seven-bill package regulating data centers, imposing new requirements on electricity costs, water use, and local oversight. The package includes AB 2383 and SB 886 directing the CPUC to set separate tariffs for large data-center loads so ratepayers don't subsidize new generation, plus AB 2469 and AB 2619 requiring water disclosures before local approval. Newsom had vetoed similar measures last year.