PRICE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require data centers in the United States to generate all of the electricity they consume each year. It pushes those centers toward cleaner power and sets penalties for noncompliance.
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Bill Overview
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High daily fines for data centers
This bill would require the Department of Energy to set up an administrative penalty process within 30 days of enactment. Data centers that violate the section could be fined up to $100,000 per day. Fines would apply for each day the violation continues until it is fixed. Total fines would equal the daily assessed amount (up to $100,000) times the number of days in violation.
Data centers must self-generate clean power
This bill would require large U.S. data centers to generate all the electricity they use each year. From January 1, 2035 through January 1, 2040, at least 75% of that generated electricity would have to come from clean sources. Beginning January 1, 2040, the generated electricity would have to be 100% from clean sources like solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, or geothermal. A "data center" for these rules would mean a facility described in EISA §453(a)(1) that consumes at least 50 megawatts each day.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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