Infrastructure & Utility Accountability
Legislative Concepts

Protecting Ratepayers and Holding Big Infrastructure Accountable

As large-scale infrastructure projects expand, too often the costs are quietly shifted onto ratepayers and local communities while the benefits are overstated or unclear. These proposals ensure that major energy users, data centers, and publicly supported developments operate under fair, transparent, and accountable rules. By requiring independent analysis, honest reporting, and proportional cost-sharing, this agenda protects households and small businesses from hidden subsidies while restoring trust in how major projects are approved and financed.

  • The Data Center Fairness Act ensures large-scale data centers and other high-demand electricity users pay their fair share of impacts on electric grids and water systems. It increases transparency around energy and water use, establishes clear rules for special utility rates, and prevents cost-shifting onto residential and small business customers. Incentive eligibility is linked to sustainability reporting and fair labor standards. Click for More Information

  • The Public Utility Fairness and Cost Recovery Act requires utilities to allocate grid upgrades and infrastructure investments proportionally to high-demand facilities. It protects ratepayers from subsidizing private infrastructure expansion and strengthens regulatory transparency. Click for More Information

  • The Data Center Accountability and Local Control Act establishes clear standards for transparency, fiscal responsibility, and democratic oversight in the siting and operation of large-scale data centers. It requires independent impact analysis, disclosure of incentives, open negotiations, and meaningful local participation prior to approvals. Click for More Information

  • The Independent Impact Review for Large Infrastructure Projects Act mandates third-party review of fiscal, utility, and infrastructure impacts before approval of large data center developments. It grounds decisions in objective analysis rather than applicant-generated projections. Click for More Information

  • The Truth in Economic Development Metrics Act establishes standardized reporting requirements for job creation projections, subsidy costs, fiscal impacts, and long-term obligations in major economic development projects. It replaces promotional claims with comparable, transparent metrics. Click for More Information