Connecticut 2025 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05926 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2025

                     
 
LCO No. 2374   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5926  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 2374 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. CHAFEE, 33rd Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING A SURCHARGE ON ELECTRICITY 
CONSUMED BY DATA CENTERS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to (1) create a surcharge on 1 
electricity consumed by data centers in the state, and (2) use the 2 
proceeds of such surcharge to pay the Combined Public Benefits Charge 3 
reflected on electric utility bills for end use residential customers. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To (1) create a surcharge on electricity consumed by data centers in the 
state, and (2) use the proceeds of such surcharge to pay the Combined 
Public Benefits Charge reflected on electric utility bills for end use 
residential customers.