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HB544

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AN ACT relating to data centers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit a retail electric supplier from providing service to a data center customer that has a total aggregated customer contract capacity of greater than 100 megawatts unless the Public Service Commission has approved a tariff or contract for the service that includes certain minimum requirements; exempt a data center customer that has an electric service agreement for more than 100 megawatts of existing load prior to the effective date of the Act; prohibit the commission from approving a tariff unless all capital and operating costs for new infrastructure to serve the data center are assigned to the data center customer and that the costs for shared benefits for the new facilities are allocated proportionally and will not have any greater adverse impact on other customer classes than if the data center had not connected to the system; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Ratepayer Protection Act.

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Introduced: February 3, 2026

Last action: February 10, 2026

To Small Business & Information Technology (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 3, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 3, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 10, 2026 · House
To Small Business & Information Technology (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Adam Moore
Adam Moore

Representative · House District 045

Primary sponsor
adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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William Lawrence

Representative · House District 070

Co-sponsor
William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov