Democrat blocks fast-track passage for data center ratepayer bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

Heinrich’s bill, introduced last month, would go further than the Ratepayer Protection Act by directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules for large electricity customers connecting to the grid to pay for necessary grid upgrades. 

 It would force companies seeking to get linked to the grid go through a detailed review process, pay for the upgrades needed to connect and put up financial commitments to do so...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/17/congress/data-center-bill-falls-amid-democratic-objection-01082461

 

Angus King Asks Trump Energy Nom To Name Cheapest Form Of Electricity Generation— then he says this.

During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) asked President Trump's nominee for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Laura Swett what the cheapest form of electricity generation is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhBiYv-bTeg 

This obscure agency could soon raise your electric bill -- Salon

Editor's note: On or before Dec. 11, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to take action on a controversial proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that seeks to prevent noncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants from retiring prematurely. Depending on how such a rule is structured, analyses have estimated that it could cost ratepayers in affected regions up to several billion dollars yearly. ....
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/09/this-obscure-agency-could-soon-raise-your-electric-bill_partner/