H7331

Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.

Introduced·1/28/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H7331 requires data centers with high electricity demands to fund infrastructure improvements.

Rhode Island H7331 mandates that data centers with an electric demand of 50 megawatts or more fund the costs of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply their electricity needs. The Public Utilities Commission is required to establish dedicated rate classes, tariffs, contracts, or other cost recovery mechanisms for these data centers. These costs must be borne exclusively by the data centers and cannot be recovered from residential customers or non-data center commercial customers.

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Where it stands

Current
Corporations Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Apr 7

12:00 AM

House Corporations Hearing

History

Apr 7

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Apr 3

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2026)

Jan 28

House

Introduced, referred to House Corporations