Ratepayer Protection Act

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 16 U.S.C. 2621(d)added (22)by H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(a)

   (22) Standards for large-load customers.—(A) Recovery of full, incremental cost of upgrades.— A rate charged, or entered into, by an electric utility for providing electric service to a large-load customer shall be designed to recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve the load of such large-load customer, including in the event of such large-load customer terminating a contract or other agreement with the electric utility pertaining to the sale of electric energy, or otherwise ceasing the purchase of electric energy from the electric utility.(B) Financial assurances and contributions.— Before making any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade that is necessary to serve the load of a large-load customer, an electric utility shall require the large-load customer provide to the electric utility financial assurances or contributions to cover the cost of such upgrade.(C) Large-load customer defined.— In this paragraph, the term "large-load customer" means a non-residential electric consumer that, on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, requests to enter into, or enters into, a contract or other agreement pertaining to the sale of electric energy for one or more facilities that—(i) require electric energy primarily to operate information technology infrastructure and related systems pertaining to data storage and computational applications and services; and(ii) have, in the aggregate, a peak electric demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site or campus.

   The bill says: Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2621)

2. 16 U.S.C. 2622(b)added (9)by H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(b)

   (9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall commence consideration under section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).

   The bill says: in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2622)

3. 16 U.S.C. 2622(c)changedby H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(b)

   …in the first rate proceeding commenced after the date three years after November 9, 1978, respecting the rates of such utility if such State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility has not, before such date, complied with subsection (b)(2)subsection (b) with respect to such standard. In the case of each standard established by paragraphs (11) through (13) of section 2621(d) of this title, the reference contained in this subsection to November 9, 1978, shall be deemed to be a reference to…

   The bill says: by striking "subsection (b)(2)" and inserting "subsection (b)"; and

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2622)

4. 16 U.S.C. 2622(c)changedby H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(b)

   The bill says: by inserting "In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22)." after "paragraph (21)."; and

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2622)

5. 16 U.S.C. 2622added (i)by H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(b)

   (i) Other prior state actions.— Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of this subsection—(1) the State has implemented for the electric utility the standard (or a comparable standard);(2) the State regulatory authority for the State or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility; or(3) the State legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility.

   The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2622)

6. 16 U.S.C. 2634addedby H.R. 9340 Sec. 2(b)

   The bill says: Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding at the end the following: "In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22).".

   Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 2634)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.