Protect customers from data-center energy costs

Ricketts supports the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would prevent residential customers and small businesses from bearing energy costs tied to large-scale data centers. He says the measure would ensure Americans do not pay for data-center expansion. The bill had passed the House but failed to reach 60 votes in the Senate.

Context: The legislation had not passed the Senate at the time described.

In their own words

The Ratepayer Protection Act would directly make sure that Americans are not footing the bill for data center expansion

The source

Pete Ricketts: congressional campaign priorities interview ↗

Published: 10/28/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026