H.R. 10809
Make Data Centers Pay Act
Summary:
• The "Make Data Centers Pay Act" amends the Federal Power Act to prevent electric utility costs associated with serving large data centers (20+ megawatts) from being passed on to other ratepayers.
• Data centers and high-density computing facilities must bear the full "incremental cost" of the electricity infrastructure built to serve them, including generation, storage, transmission, and distribution costs.
• Electric utilities must require data centers to provide financial assurances or upfront contributions before constructing or upgrading facilities needed to serve them.
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• Data centers and high-density computing facilities must bear the full "incremental cost" of the electricity infrastructure built to serve them, including generation, storage, transmission, and distribution costs.
• Electric utilities must require data centers to provide financial assurances or upfront contributions before constructing or upgrading facilities needed to serve them.
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