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119-hr-6983119th Congress

PRICE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require data centers to generate all the electricity they consume. It sets phased clean-energy targets and authorizes civil penalties for violations.

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  • Data center operators that consume at least 50 megawatts per day would need to ensure they generate as much electricity as they consume each year.
  • The bill names solar, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal as acceptable clean energy sources and would increase demand for those technologies.
  • The Secretary of Energy would have 30 days after enactment to establish an administrative penalty process, and violations could incur fines up to $100,000 per day.

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New clean-power rules for large data centers

This bill would require covered data centers to generate all the electricity they use each year. A "data center" would be a facility described in the Energy Independence and Security Act that uses at least 50 megawatts per day. Starting January 1, 2035, at least 75 percent of that self-generated power would have to come from clean sources; beginning January 1, 2040, 100 percent would have to be from clean sources. Clean sources listed include solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal. The bill would allow fines up to $100,000 per day for violations until the violation is fixed, and it would require the Secretary of Energy to set an administrative fines process within 30 days of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/15/2026

  • Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 5/26/2026

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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