Make Data Centers Pay Act

The bill amends the Federal Power Act to add a new section 224 that addresses electric loads from data centers and high-density computing facilities of at least 20 megawatts. It prohibits allocating any portion of the incremental cost of serving such loads to other customers, and requires that rates or agreements recover the full incremental cost from the covered load, even if the load later terminates its service. Utilities would also be required to obtain financial assurances or contributions from covered loads before building or upgrading facilities to serve them, and the provisions apply prospectively to loads that interconnect after enactment.

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