Scope
South Carolina House Bill 5215 of the 126th General Assembly ("Data Center Utility Costs") would have barred recovery of incremental costs caused by large load customers from other customer classes, set contract requirements between large load customers and utilities, and required reports that include, for data centers, water withdrawn for cooling. It was not enacted before the regular session adjourned sine die on 14 May 2026.
- Geographic scope
- South Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- South Carolina General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 14 May 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
South Carolina House Bill 5215 of 2026, summarised by the General Assembly as "Data Center Utility Costs", would have barred recovery of incremental costs caused by large load customers from other customer classes, set contract requirements between large load customers and utilities, and required reports that include, for data centers, water withdrawn for cooling. The official bill page still shows it "Currently residing in the House", and both chambers adjourned the 2026 regular session sine die on 14 May 2026, so it did not become law.
What this does not establish
- The end date recorded here is the sine die adjournment of the 2026 regular session recorded in both chambers' journals; the concurrent sine die resolution permitting limited later sessions was not opened, and no later action appears on the bill page.
- The bill text was read only for its title and caption.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
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
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5215.htm