Ratepayer Protection Act establishes a federal standard for electric utilities to recover full incremental costs of upgrades for large-load customers.

The Ratepayer Protection Act amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard for electric utilities. It requires rates charged to large-load customers to cover the full, incremental cost of any upgrades needed to serve their load. A large-load customer is defined as a non-residential electric consumer with a peak demand of 100 megawatts or more. State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities must consider implementing this standard within a year of enactment and complete the consideration within two years.

Ratepayer Protection Act establishes a federal standard for electric utilities to recover full incremental costs of upgrades for large-load customers.

The Ratepayer Protection Act amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard for electric utilities. It requires rates charged to large-load customers to cover the full, incremental cost of any upgrades needed to serve their load. A large-load customer is defined as a non-residential electric consumer with a peak demand of 100 megawatts or more. State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities must consider implementing this standard within a year of enactment and complete the consideration within two years.