A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule relating to the interconnection of large load facilities with the transmission system, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4559 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4559 To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule relating to the interconnection of large load facilities with the transmission system, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2026 Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule relating to the interconnection of large load facilities with the transmission system, 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 ``Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the United States has long been a global leader in science, technology, and innovation, which are essential to economic growth, national security, and global competitiveness; (2) artificial intelligence requires substantial computing power, storage, and networking capacity to train models and process data at scale; (3) the rapid and significant increase in load growth driven by data centers, growing electrification, the onshoring of domestic manufacturing, and other changes in industry and the economy poses serious challenges to grid resource adequacy and reliability; (4) responsible and sustainable investments in energy infrastructure to account for a significant increase in load growth can strengthen the energy security of the United States and ensure that technological growth is compatib