Alabama Power service territory, Alabama

Generic proceeding on Alabama Power contracts with large load data centers

Regulatory or tariff proceeding

Pending proceeding This is an open proceeding, not a final rule or tariff approval.

Scope

Alabama Public Service Commission Docket No. 33709 is a generic proceeding on contracts for electric service between Alabama Power and large load data center customers. The July 7, 2026 commission minutes record a unanimous vote to accept the Legal Division recommendation to initiate that proceeding. The previously recorded 29 June 2026 opening date was not re-read from a docket stamp on 2 October 2026. The October 1 overview lists the docket as Open, and the minutes do not show a later disposition.

Geographic scope
Alabama Power service territory, Alabama
Jurisdiction
State
Authority type
Regulator or commission
Issuing authority
Alabama Public Service Commission

Dates

Adopted
No adoption day is recorded
Effective
Not in effect (open proceeding)
Scheduled expiration
None scheduled
Ended
Not recorded as ended
Completion condition
None stated
Source document
29 June 2026
Last checked
2 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)

Summary

The July 7, 2026 Alabama Public Service Commission minutes record a unanimous vote to accept the recommendation to initiate Docket No. 33709, a generic proceeding on procedures for Alabama Power contracts with large load data center customers as defined by Act No. 2026-610. The minutes do not approve a contract or close the docket. The previously recorded 29 June 2026 opening date was not re-read from a docket stamp. The October 1 overview still lists the docket as Open, which does not by itself show whether a later order exists.

What this does not establish

  • The separate opening-order PDF was not opened. The July 7, 2026 minutes contain the Legal Division recommendation and the unanimous vote to accept it. Those minutes title the sitting as Thursday, July 7, 2026, and also say the June 2026 meeting was held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. That printed conflict is left as printed.
  • The docket document list was not re-read on 2 October 2026. A later order could still exist beyond the initiation vote recorded in these minutes.
  • Act No. 2026-610 is named in the minutes. Its approval date was not read from the act. Senate Bill 270 is not part of this record.

Unresolved questions

  • Does the complete current docket contain an order after the July 7, 2026 vote to initiate the proceeding? The Open overview and these minutes do not answer that.

Relationships

Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.

  • No related action is recorded.

Sources

Primary source

https://www.pscpublicaccess.alabama.gov/pscpublicaccess/PSC/DocketDetailsPage.aspx?DocketId=704fddec-2d56-4cb1-8647-7ae1eacf0108

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