SB 1469 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, providing for large load hyperscale data center tariffs.

Summary

Data Center Accountability and Community Protection Package

Bill Text

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This bill creates a new section in the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to establish regulations for large load hyperscale data center tariffs.

• Title 66

  § 1302.1. Large load hyperscale data center tariffs.

  This establishes a new section specifically addressing tariffs for large load hyperscale data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (a) Development of tariffs.--The commission shall promulgate regulations to develop a large load tariff for hyperscale data centers and require each electric distribution company subject to the commission's jurisdiction to institute the large load tariff for hyperscale data centers. The large load tariff for hyperscale data centers shall adhere to cost-causation and at a minimum shall:

  This requires the commission to create regulations for tariffs specifically for hyperscale data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (1) Establish a separate rate class for hyperscale data centers.

  This mandates the establishment of a distinct rate class for hyperscale data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (2) Account for full costs of service and ensure that the cost is not shifted to the general body of ratepayers, including connection, transmission and any other infrastructure costs.

  This ensures that costs associated with servicing hyperscale data centers do not burden other ratepayers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (3) Account for operations and maintenance expenses.

  This requires inclusion of operations and maintenance costs in the tariff calculation for these data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (4) Account for other costs required to serve a hyperscale data center customer.

  This adds a provision for considering additional costs related to serving hyperscale data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

  This introduces a definitions section to clarify terms used in the context of hyperscale data centers.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  "Data center." A facility or group of facilities, including an ancillary use or associated structure located on the same tract or parcel of land, that: (1) is predominantly used to house working servers or similar data storage systems; and (2) has an uninterruptible energy supply or generator backup power, or both, cooling systems, towers and other temperature control infrastructure.

  This defines what constitutes a data center for the purposes of this tariff regulation.

• Title 66 § 1302.1

  "Hyperscale data center." A data center that has a peak load equal to or above 25 megawatts individually or 50 megawatts in the aggregate.

  This defines a hyperscale data center based on its energy load requirements.

• Title 66

  Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  This establishes the effective date of the new regulations as immediate.

Action History

1. September 24, 2026

   Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Sept. 24, 2026

Sponsors

• Lynda Schlegel Culver · Cosponsor
• Elder A. Vogel · Cosponsor
• Tracy Pennycuick · Primary

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