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SB724

Providing for regulation of large load customers and public utilities and for community benefits agreements between large load customers and community-based organizations; establishing the Data Center LIHEAP Enhancement Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Introduced·3/31/26
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Pennsylvania SB724 regulates large load customers and public utilities, mandates community benefits agreements, establishes a Data Center LIHEAP.

Pennsylvania SB724, known as the Data Center Fair Share Act, regulates large load customers and public utilities, requiring these entities to enter into community benefits agreements with community-based organizations. The bill establishes the Data Center LIHEAP Enhancement Fund to enhance the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, including a summer cooling component. It mandates that public utilities ensure at least 25% of electricity supplied to large load customers comes from incremental renewable energy sources.

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Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
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History

Mar 31

Senate

Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure