Data Centers and the Electricity Grid: Frequently Asked Questions

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Sep 1, 2026

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Authors: Ashley J. Lawson, Paul W. Parfomak, Martin C. Offutt

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Related federal bills

• HR 9655To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard prohibiting the recovery of costs associated with data centers by certain electric utilities, and for other purposes.
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• HR 9419To facilitate the responsible development of data centers and related infrastructure, to protect existing ratepayers from the shifting of incremental infrastructure costs attributable to large-load facilities, to encourage investment in water reuse, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 8033To ensure that American families are protected from the impacts of data centers on the electric grid, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7977To provide relief from high energy bills, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7066To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard relating to the consideration of large load facilities as a class of electric consumers, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6983To require data centers to generate electricity, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6529To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference on protecting residential ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads, and for other purposes.
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• S 4559A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule relating to the interconnection of large load facilities with the transmission system, and for other purposes.
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• S 3682A bill to promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes.
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• S 3852A bill to impose certain requirements on data centers to ensure the prioritization of residential ratepayers, and for other purposes.
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• S 4806A bill to clarify that the interconnection of large load facilities directly to facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce is a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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• S 1475A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements on the collection of electricity consumption data and emissions standards for servers and other computing equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6179To amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements on the collection of electricity consumption data and emissions standards for servers and other computing equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, and for other purposes.
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• HR 9340To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 9777To require that new and existing data centers use off-grid power and water supplies, and for other purposes.
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• HR 8241To promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes.
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• S 4214A bill to impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.
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• HR 9442To impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.
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• HR 5927To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to accelerate designated critical artificial intelligence infrastructure projects as a priority national defense projects, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 5028A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 5199A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the interconnection of large loads to the transmission system, to provide for standards and procedures for the interconnection of large loads, and for other purposes.
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