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NC-SB 1026 — Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.

Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNorth CarolinaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-05-05Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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How it operates

Grid & interconnection · Utility rate / large-load tariff

Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades. 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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Issues named in the record

Energy · Ratepayer

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NC-SB 1026 evidence graph

Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals 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 recordNC-SB 1026Power Bill Protection/Large…NC-SB 1026: Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeRatepayerExplicit record textRatepayer: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismUtility rate / large-l…Text-derived policy signalUtility rate / large-load tariff: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNorth CarolinaState policy jurisdictionNorth Carolina: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorGrafstein SalvadorpersonGrafstein Salvador: personPolicy familyPower Bill Protection/…NCPower Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff.: NC

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