HR 6529
Cleared committee
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference on protecting households and small businesses from higher electricity costs caused by large power users such as AI data centers, then report its recommendations to Congress.
Official title: Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act
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House
Introduced
09-DEC-2025
Referred
09-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
21-JUL-2026
- Requires FERC to hold a technical conference within 90 days of enactment on rate structures that protect residential and small commercial ratepayers from costs tied to large loads.
- Lists participants including the Department of Energy, public utilities, transmission providers, state regulators, ratepayer advocates, and large loads such as AI data centers.
- Requires FERC to submit recommendations and best practices to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within 180 days after the conference concludes.
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■ 24 D■ 1 R
24 Democrats
- Donald S. Beyer
- Shontel M. Brown
- Salud O. Carbajal
- André Carson
- Judy Chu
- Steve Cohen
- Jim Costa
- Henry Cuellar
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Dwight Evans
- Jahana Hayes
- Val T. Hoyle
- John B. Larson
- Mike Levin
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Mike Quigley
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Shri Thanedar
- Paul Tonko
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
1 Republican