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Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026

S. 4812 / H.R. 8910 · U.S. Congress · US · Session 119th Congress

Last action: Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (2026-07-28)

What it does

Ensures that high-demand industrial utility customers, including AI data centers and large-scale battery storage facilities, pay their own grid interconnection and transmission upgrade costs without shifting financial burdens onto residential electric ratepayers.

Impact on projects

Prevents utility companies from allocating data center power infrastructure expansion costs to consumer electric bills.

Status timeline

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