S.3682

Power for the People Act of 2026

Introduced·1/15/26

Power for the People Act of 2026 aims to mitigate data center impacts on electricity consumers.

The Power for the People Act of 2026 seeks to address the growing energy demands of data centers and their impact on the electric grid. It emphasizes the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to ensure that data center owners and operators bear the full cost of their energy demands. The Act mandates the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish transparency and disclosure requirements for data center load interconnection requests.

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Where it stands

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Energy And Natural Resources Committee
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History

Jan 15

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.