HB503Introduced in the House of Delegates
Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.
Introduced by John Chilton McAuliff, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Electric utilities; cost recovery; costs substantially related to serving data center customers. Prohibits the recovery of costs incurred by an electric utility that (i) are substantially related to the provision of electric service to data center customers and (ii) would not have been incurred but for the demand of such data center customers from being included in any rates or charges approved by the State Corporation Commission under current law, unless such rates and charges are designed to recover, or substantially recover, such costs solely from data center customers. Under the bill, "data center customers" are data centers with a peak demand of 100 megawatts or greater.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
February 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
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Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103084D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB503)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
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