IN-SB 257 · 2026 session · Legislation
Electricity rate increases due to data centers.
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Current status
- In Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Utilities
- Sponsor
- Senator Chris Garten
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Latest action
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
Jan 8, 2026
Subject areas
Policy mechanisms
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Quick summary
Provides that the Indiana utility regulatory commission may not approve an increase in the rates and charges of an electric utility to the extent the increase is related solely to the electric utility's cost of providing electric utility service to: (1) a data center; or (2) a new or existing facility: (A) the electricity demand of which exceeds or will exceed a specified amount; and (B) that employs or will employ fewer than 50 full-time employees on the premises of the facility.
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