BILL Drivers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Energy Information Administration, with technical assistance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to produce a standardized, state-by-state breakdown of the components that drive residential and small-business electricity bills over the preceding seven years. The analysis would list changes in generation costs, transmission costs, distribution costs, state and local taxes and fees, and state policy cost components and publish results in a clear, consumer-friendly format.
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- Families and small businesses would get a clear, comparable view of what shifted their bills over a seven-year period, with line-item changes for generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and state policy costs.
- Policymakers and regulators would receive market-structure-neutral, cross-state comparisons to help assess how state policies and large load additions such as data centers influence electricity cost trends.
- Agencies, market monitors, and researchers would see analyses based on Energy Information Administration Form 861 data and RTO/ISO market-monitor reports, with FERC providing technical assistance to cover wholesale market and capacity cost trends.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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State-by-state electricity bill report
This bill would require the Energy Information Administration, with technical help from FERC, to make a standard state-by-state report on how electric bill costs changed over the past 7 years. The report would list changes in generation, transmission, distribution, state and local taxes and fees (like sales, gross receipts, and municipal utility taxes), and state policy costs such as net metering, renewable portfolio standards, and public benefits charges. It would try to separate federal, state, and local policy-related costs and to assess effects of large new users, like data centers. The EIA would use Form 861 and public RTO/ISO reports where applicable. The EIA must submit the results to Congress within 180 days of enactment and publish them on EIA and FERC websites in a consumer-friendly format. The bill would also define "residential customer," "small business customer," and the listed state policy terms. Nothing in the bill would change existing ratemaking authority or assign cost responsibility to any particular utility or customer class.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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