Protecting Ratepayers Act

In this Act:

(1) Covered entity. The term covered entity means a private company, or other private entity, that—

(A) owns, operates, or maintains a data center; or

(B) has plans to own, operate, or maintain a data center within the next 5 years.

(2) Data center. The term data center means a data center, as defined in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)), with a power demand of 5 megawatts or more.

(3) Existing data center. The term existing data center means a data center that has begun operations as of the date of enactment of this Act.

(4) New data center. The term new data center means a data center or planned data center that is not yet operational as of the date of enactment of this Act.