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PA-SB 724 — An Act 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.

An Act 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.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionPennsylvaniaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-31Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 31, 2026
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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How it operates

Community participation · Grid & interconnection

Gives affected residents a formal voice — hearings, comment periods, or benefit agreements — before or as a project proceeds. Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades.

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Issues named in the record

Energy

These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.

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Formal policy pathway

L. WILLIAMS

sponsored: L. WILLIAMS

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PA-SB 724 evidence graph

An Act 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.

12 nodes · 11 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
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