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Congress·In Committee·S. 3852

Senate GRID Act Would Force Large Data Centers Off Public Power Grid to Shield Home Electric Bills

GRID Act

about 1 month ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Bipartisan GRID Act Targets Data Center Power Use to Protect Consumers

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill requires large data centers that use a massive amount of electricity to stop relying on the public power grid. New data centers would be required to build their own private power plants or use on-site energy sources to run their operations instead of using the same electricity as local homes.
  • The main goal is to protect regular families from seeing their monthly electricity bills go up. Because data centers use so much energy, they can drive up prices for everyone else; this plan ensures big tech companies pay for their own power needs without passing costs to residential neighbors.
  • Existing data centers would have 10 years to move off the public grid. During that time, they can only stay connected if the Secretary of Energy confirms they aren't raising prices for homeowners or if the companies pay special credits to offset any cost increases they cause.
  • Companies would have to publicly report exactly how much energy and water they use each year. They must also disclose any secret deals, tax breaks, or discounts they receive from local governments or utility companies so the public knows the true cost of these facilities.
  • If a company builds its own power source to comply with this law, they are required to use formal labor agreements for the construction work. Companies that violate these rules could face heavy fines of $1 million for every day they are out of compliance.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Feb 11, 2026Senate

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

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

1 Article

news_articleCenter Left

Senators introduce first bipartisan effort to curb utility bill hikes related to data centers

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

GRID Act

Bill NumberS 3852
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
D: 1

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