The Ratepayer Protection Act would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to address electricity infrastructure costs associated with large-load customers, including large data centers.
It would require state utility regulators and nonregulated electric utilities to consider a standard under which covered large-load customers pay the full incremental costs of generation, transmission, and distribution upgrades needed to serve them, including costs associated with terminating service.
The bill requires consideration of the standard; it does not automatically require every state to adopt it.
As of October 24, 2026, the measure has passed the House but has not become law.
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