CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

PRICE Act

H.R. 6983 · House bill Energy

A Democratic bill with 6 Democratic cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy Act" or the "PRICE Act," requires data centers in the United States to generate all the electricity they consume annually. Starting January 1, 2035, at least 75 percent of that electricity must come from clean energy sources. By January 1, 2040, this requirement increases to 100 percent clean energy. The bill defines clean energy to include solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal sources. Data centers are defined as facilities described in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that consume at least 50 megawatts each day. To ensure compliance, the Secretary of Energy will establish an administrative process for issuing civil penalties.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    The bill mandates that data centers transition to 100% clean energy sources like solar, wind, and hydrogen by 2040.

  • Scored +7

    Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power?

    The requirement for data centers to generate their own clean electricity will drive investment into solar, wind, and geothermal energy.

  • Scored +4

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill grants the Secretary of Energy the authority to establish administrative processes and issue civil penalties for non-compliance.

The opposite

  • Scored -6

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Data center operators face significant new operational mandates and potential daily civil penalties of up to $100,000.

  • Scored -5

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The heavy compliance and infrastructure costs for data centers may disproportionately burden smaller industry players.