North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1026: Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to reform north carolina's approach to integration of large-load electricity customers through amendment of the public utilities act.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REFORM NORTH CAROLINA'S APPROACH TO INTEGRATION OF LARGE-LOAD ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS THROUGH AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: LARGE-LOAD ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 62-3 reads as rewritten: "§ 62-3. Definitions. As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: ... (16a) "Large-load customer" means a nonresidential customer for retail electric service who has an actual or projected peak demand equal to or greater than 50 megawatts (MW). For a nonresidential customer who operates facilities located at multiple sites, the aggregate demand of the nonresidential customer across multiple sites shall be used for purposes of determining the applicability of any threshold, requirement, or limitation in this Chapter. (16a)(16b) "Local exchange company" means a person holding, on January 1, 1995, a certificate to provide local exchange services or exchange access services. ... (19a) "Panel" means a panel of three commissioners, a division of the Utilities Commission authorized for the purpose of carrying out certain functions of the Commission. ... (30) "Panel" means a panel of three commissioners, a division of the Utilities Commission authorized for the purpose of carrying out certain functions of the Commission. (31) Very large-load customer. - A large-load customer who has an actual or projected peak demand equal or greater …
Sponsors
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Batch, Sydney (D, 17)
- Garson, Jonah (D, 23)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGETING, ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION, COMMERCE, UTILITIES, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS, WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS
Common questions
- What is S1026?
- S1026 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.
- What does S1026 do?
- In its own words: An act to reform north carolina's approach to integration of large-load electricity customers through amendment of the public utilities act.
- What is the status of S1026?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1026?
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1026?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1026
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