The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House of Representatives 417-3. Senate Democrats Blocked it.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Ashley Moody is cosponsoring legislation to protect Americans from possible rate increases caused by new data centers. The Ratepayer Protection Act was introduced by Senator John Husted (R-OH) and blocked from passage on the Senate Floor by Democrats:
“I’m cosponsoring the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure Americans are protected from increased costs associated with new data centers. If billion-dollar tech companies want to build a massive data center, Floridians should not be left to foot the bill. It is disheartening to see Senate Democrats block the Ratepayer Protection Act from passing. While Democrats continue to play politics over the issue, I’ll keep fighting to get this common-sense legislation passed,” said Senator Ashley Moody.
BACKGROUND:
- Senator Moody has a staunch record with regard to where she stands on data centers and local communities having the ultimate say over where they go.
- The Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility regulators and unregulated utilities to consider adopting large load standards ensuring cost recovery for the “full, incremental” cost of any generation, transmission or distribution upgrade needed to serve the large-load customer.
- It would also require large loads to provide financial assurances before grid upgrades are made and guaranteed cost recovery if a large load exits its power supply contract early.
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