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IN-SB 257 — Electricity rate increases due to data centers.

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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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIndianaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-01-08First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Utility rate / large-load tariff

Changes who pays for the grid — shifting the cost of new power supply and upgrades toward large data-center loads instead of ordinary ratepayers.

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Energy

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MD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewUtility rate / large-load tariffMI-RESPONSIBLE-GROWTH-ACTION-PLAN-2026Michigan · Policy planMichigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan for data centersUtility rate / large-load tariff · EnergyWI-AB722Wisconsin · Introduced / in committeelarge energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Utility rate / large-load tariff · EnergyWI-SB729Wisconsin · Introduced / in committeelarge energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Utility rate / large-load tariff · Energy
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Electricity rate increases due to data centers.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordIN-SB 257Electricity rate increases …IN-SB 257: Electricity rate increases due to data centers.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeJob CreationAI-assisted policy themeJob Creation: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismUtility rate / large-l…Text-derived policy signalUtility rate / large-load tariff: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionIndianaState policy jurisdictionIndiana: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorChris GartenpersonChris Garten: personPolicy familyElectricity rate incre…INElectricity rate increases due to data centers.: IN

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