Ratepayer Protection Act
The Senate considered a motion to proceed to the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill about who pays for electric grid upgrades needed to serve very large customers like data centers. It would require state regulators and utilities to consider a standard under which large-load customers cover the full incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrades needed to serve them, including financial assurances before upgrades are made. Senator Heinrich spoke in opposition, saying electricity demand is growing largely because of data centers and tech companies’ promises to pay their share have not held; he argued the bill only asks states to consider such a standard rather than requiring it, and urged a no vote.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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