H.R. 6983 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 8, 2026Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Casar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require data centers to generate electricity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy Act or the PRICE Act. 2. Requirement for data centers to generate electricity (a) Requirement Each data center located in the United States shall generate all of the electricity the data center consumes each year. (b) Use of clean energy sources (1) 75 percent During the period beginning on January 1, 2035, and ending on the date described in paragraph (2), not less than 75 percent of the electricity generated by a data center for purposes of subsection (a) shall be from a clean energy source. (2) 100 percent Beginning on January 1, 2040, 100 percent of the electricity generated by a data center for purposes of subsection (a) shall be from a clean energy source. (c) Enforcement (1) Civil penalty Any data center that violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 per day until the violation is rectified. (2) Establishment of administrative process Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish an administrative process for the issuance of civil penalties for violations of this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Clean energy source The term clean energy source includes a solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal source. (2) Data center The term data center means a facility that— (A) is described in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)(1)); and (B) consumes at least 50 megawatts each day.