,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,levin 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4
 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,latimer1 ,mr4 ,casten1 and ,ms4  
,pingree7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,utility ,regulatory  
,policies ,act of #aigh to add a        
standard relating to the consideration  
of large load facilities as a class of  
electric consumers1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stopping ,hikes ,in
 ,electricity from ,large ,load ,demands
 ,act or the ,,shield ,act4  #b4 ,,purpa
 standards for large load facilities    
7a7 ,in general ,section #aaa7;d7 of the
 ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies 
,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#bb7 ,large load facility  

class  7,a7 ,classification ,large load 
facilities shall be considered a class  
of electric consumers4  7,b7 ,cost      
recovery relating to large load facility
 class ,each electric utility that      
provides electric service to a class of 
electric consumers described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 shall fully recover   
from such class all costs associated    
with any upgrade made to the generation1
 transmission1 or distribution          
facilities of the electric grid1        
including local facilities1 in order to 
meet the demand for electric energy from
 such class1 including in the event that
 a large load facility ceases operations
 or uses less electric energy than      
projected at the time of such upgrade4  
7#bc7 ,grid reliability for large load  
facilities ,each electric utility shall 
prioritize1 among requests from owners  
or operators of large load facilities   
for electric service1 such a request    
under which the owner or operator agrees
 to employ-- 7,a7 features that reduce  

the demand for electric energy from the 
electric grid during times of peak      
demand1 including-- 7i7 energy          
efficiency or energy conservation       
measures2  7ii7 onsite energy storage2  
or  7iii7 demand response or load       
flexibility technologies2 and  7,b7     
zero-emission electric energy generated 
onsite or procured within the same      
balancing authority through a power     
purchase agreement to meet all of the   
demand of the large load facility for   
electric energy4  4  7b7 ,definitions   
,section #aaa of the ,public ,utility   
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7e7          
,definitions ,for the purposes of       
subsection 7d73 7#a7 ,large load        
facility ,the term large load facility--
 7,a7 means a facility1 or an           
aggregation of facilities at a single   
site1 with respect to which the peak    
demand of such facility or such         
aggregation of facilities exceeds #ge   

megawatts2 and  7,b7 does not include an
 existing facility with respect to which
 any increased demand is predominantly  
caused by electrification or measures to
 reduce greenhouse gas emissions4  7#b7 
,zero-emission electric energy ,the term
 zero-emission electric energy means    
electric energy generated without       
emitting greenhouse gases1 including    
from solar1 wind1 geothermal1           
hydroelectric1 tidal1 fission1 or       
fusion4  4  7c7 ,conforming amendments  
7#a7 ,obligations to consider and       
determine ,section #aab of the ,public  
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of  
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7 is amended--
 7,a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#i7 7,a7 ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
,state has ratemaking authority7 and    
each nonregulated utility shall commence
 consideration under section #aaa1 or   

set a hearing date for consideration1   
with respect to each standard           
established by paragraphs 7#bb7 and     
7#bc7 of section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,not   
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
,state has ratemaking authority71 and   
each nonregulated electric utility shall
 complete the consideration and make the
 determination under section #aaa with  
respect to each standard established by 
paragraphs 7#bb7 and 7#bc7 of section   
#aaa7;d74  7,c7 ,not later than #cj days
 after completing the consideration and 
making a determination under section    
#aaa with respect to each standard      
established by paragraphs 7#bb7 and     
7#bc7 of section #aaa7;d71 each ,state  
regulatory authority 7with respect to   
each electric utility for which the     
,state has ratemaking authority71 and   
each nonregulated electric utility shall
 submit to the ,committee on ,energy and

 ,commerce of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report detailing the process  
used for consideration and an           
explanation for the determination4  2   
7,b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by striking
 subsection 7b77#b7 and inserting       
subsection 7b72 and  7ii7 by inserting  
,in the case of the standard established
 by paragraphs 7#bb7 and 7#bc7 of       
section #aaa7;d71 the reference         
contained in this subsection to the date
 of enactment of this ,act shall be     
deemed to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of such paragraphs 7#bb7 and  
7#bc74 after paragraph 7#ba742 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7i7 ,other prior ,state actions         
,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 shall not apply
 to the standards established by        
paragraphs 7#bb7 and 7#bc7 of section   
#aaa7;d7 in the case of any electric    
utility in a ,state if1 before the date 
of enactment of this subsection-- 7#a7  

the ,state has implemented for the      
electric utility the standard concerned 
7or a comparable standard72  7#b7 the   
,state regulatory authority for the     
,state or the relevant nonregulated     
electric utility has conducted a        
proceeding to consider implementation of
 the standard concerned 7or a comparable
 standard7 for the electric utility2 or 
7#c7 the ,state legislature has voted on
 the implementation of the standard     
concerned 7or a comparable standard7 for
 the electric utility during the #c-year
 period ending on that date of          
enactment4  4  7#b7 ,prior and pending  
proceedings ,section #abd of the ,public
 ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of 
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is amended  
by inserting ,in the case of each       
standard established by paragraphs 7#bb7
 and 7#bc7 of section #aaa7;d71 the     
reference contained in this section to  
the date of enactment of this ,act shall
 be deemed to be a reference to the date
 of enactment of such paragraphs 7#bb7  

and 7#bc74 after paragraph 7#ba744