U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5028: Ratepayer Protection Act
Status: In committee, July 16, 2026
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 16, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ratepayer Protection Act . SECTION 2. Federal standard relating to large-load customers (a) In general Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the and (ii) have, in the aggregate, a peak electric demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site or campus. (B) Recovery of full, incremental cost of upgrades A rate charged, or entered into, by an electric utility for providing electric service to a large-load customer shall be designed to recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve the load of such large-load customer, including in the event of the large-load customer-- (i) terminating a contract or other agreement with the electric utility pertaining to the sale of electric energy; or (ii) otherwise ceasing the purchase of electric energy from the electric utility. (C) Financial assurances and contributions Before making any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade that is necessary to serve the …
Sponsors
- Husted, Jon (R) · primary sponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R)
- Moody, Ashley (R)
- Ricketts, Pete (R)
- Marshall, Roger (R)
- Kennedy, John (R)
- Collins, Susan (R)
- Graham, Darline (R)
- Cotton, Tom (R, SD-AR)
- Hoeven, John (R)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R, SD-AL)
- Cornyn, John (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is SB5028?
- SB5028 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ratepayer Protection Act.
- What does SB5028 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5028?
- In committee as of July 16, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (July 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5028?
- Husted, Jon (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5028?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5028
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