DATA Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8400 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8400 To amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives Act of 2026'' or the ``DATA Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Bulk-power system.--The term ``bulk-power system'' has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). (2) Consumer-regulated electric utility; CREU.--The term ``consumer-regulated electric utility'' or ``CREU'' means an electric generation and supply system that-- (A) is established-- (i) after the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) exclusively for the purpose of serving new electric loads that were not previously served by any retail electricity supplier; (B) may own, construct, and operate facilities necessary for generation, energy storage, transmission, distribution, and the retail supply of electricity; (C) may sell electricity at retail to eligible CREU customers, subject to the condition that the system is physically islanded from-- (i) all regulated utilities; (ii) the bulk-power system; and (iii) the Bulk Electric System (as defined by the Electric Reliability Organization)