Protect utility customers from data-center infrastructure costs

Castor co-introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require state utility regulators to set rules preventing community members from paying for new power generation, transmission lines, and other upgrades built to serve large-load customers such as data centers.

Context: The source reports that the House passed the bill in September 2026; it does not say that the bill became law.

In their own words

community members do not pay for the costs of building new power generation, transmission lines, and other upgrades to serve large-load customers

The source

Kathy Castor on Climate & Energy: Where the Candidates ... ↗

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