Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SB 1473 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions and for standards for restructuring of electric industry.

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

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

In plain language

The bill updates regulations for electric utilities regarding data centers in Pennsylvania.

This bill amends definitions and standards for electric utility restructuring in Pennsylvania, particularly related to hyperscale data centers. It requires these facilities to generate their own power and cover interconnection costs with utility systems.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: Small businesses may face challenges due to increased energy costs associated with new data center regulations.

Summary

Data Center Accountability and Community Protection Package

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds definitions for 'data center' and 'hyperscale data center' and establishes new requirements for hyperscale data centers in Pennsylvania's electric utility law.

  • 66 Pa. C.S. § 2803

    "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. "Hyperscale data center." A data center whose peak load is equal to or more than: (1) 25 megawatts for a single facility; or (2) 50 megawatts in the aggregate for multiple facilities.

    Introduces new terminology and definitions relevant to large data centers in the context of electric utility restructuring.

  • 66 Pa. C.S. § 2804(1)

    (iii) That hyperscale data centers built after the effective date of this subparagraph in this Commonwealth shall: (A) Provide their own baseload generation that shall: (I) be built in this Commonwealth; and (II) consist of new generation build or repurposing previously retired generation assets that may be refitted to comply with existing law. (B) Pay the costs for interconnecting with transmission and distribution systems regardless of the proximity of those systems to the data center and the generation facility.

    Establishes specific requirements for hyperscale data centers regarding energy generation and interconnection costs.

Action History

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

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1473 do?
Data Center Accountability and Community Protection Package
Who sponsors SB 1473?
SB 1473 is sponsored by Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), and Tracy Pennycuick (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1473?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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