Bills / H.R. 9340
H.R. 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
In plain English
The Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility regulators and utilities not regulated by the state to consider a standard for charging certain large electricity users for needed upgrades. It would apply to data centers and similar computing sites with peak power demand of at least 100 megawatts at one site or campus. Under the standard, these customers would cover the full added cost of upgrades needed to serve them, including costs if they stop buying power. They would also have to provide funds or financial guarantees before the utility makes the upgrades.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Senate roll call 254 · 2026-09-30 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Yea | Not serving | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
147 reports from 91 clients reporting $117,286,726 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (62)
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. ↗1 report
- META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES ↗Tech · 2 reports
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL ↗3 reports
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION ↗Energy · 3 reports
- PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ↗2 reports
- SOUTHERN COMPANY ↗2 reports
- ORACLE CORPORATION ↗3 reports
- AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE ↗2 reports
- CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. ↗2 reports
- EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE ↗4 reports
- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW ↗2 reports
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) ↗2 reports
- CATERPILLAR INC ↗2 reports
- NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) ↗1 report
- INTEL CORPORATION ↗2 reports
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA) ↗Transportation · 1 report
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC ↗2 reports
- ENTERGY SERVICES LLC ↗2 reports
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS ↗Energy · 3 reports
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP ↗1 report
- BLOOM ENERGY ↗Energy · 2 reports
- BASF CORPORATION ↗2 reports
- NUCOR CORPORATION ↗1 report
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC ↗Construction · 1 report
- XCEL ENERGY INC ↗Energy · 2 reports
and 37 more
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (7)
- DATA CENTER COALITION ↗3 reports
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ↗1 report
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ↗1 report
- SIERRA CLUB ↗1 report
- AI SUPPLY CHAIN ALLIANCE (INFORMAL COALITION) ↗2 reports
- ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER NETWORK (FORMERLY REPORTED AS ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER ALLIANCE ↗2 reports
- FOOD & WATER WATCH ↗1 report
Labor unions (4)
- BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO ↗Construction · 2 reports
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ↗1 report
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS ↗1 report
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA ↗1 report
Not classified (18)
- ANTHROPIC ↗1 report
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL ↗2 reports
- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION ↗1 report
- AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA ↗1 report
- NATIONAL GRID USA ↗2 reports
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER ↗1 report
- SEMI ↗1 report
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ↗2 reports
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES ↗1 report
- AMEREN SERVICES ↗2 reports
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL ↗1 report
- PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC ↗4 reports
- SWITCH ↗2 reports
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL (ITI) ↗2 reports
- TSMC ARIZONA ↗2 reports
- COREWEAVE ↗1 report
- ORACLE ↗1 report
- CITY OF SANTA CLARA ↗1 report
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamYea | L. GrahamNo vote | T. ScottYea | J. ClyburnYea | J. WilsonYea | N. MaceYea | R. NormanYea | R. FryYea | S. BiggsYea | W. TimmonsYea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | – | $23,500 | $5,000 | $40,000 | $3,500 | – | – | $15,000 | $11,500 | $16,000 | $91,000 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | – | – | $5,000 | – | $3,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $7,500 | $7,000 | $2,500 | $30,500 |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | – | $9,000 | – | $7,000 | – | – | – | $6,500 | $8,000 | $3,000 | $24,500 |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. | – | – | $15,000 | – | – | – | – | $7,500 | – | – | $22,500 |
| NUCOR CORPORATION | – | $5,000 | – | $5,000 | $2,500 | – | – | $7,500 | $3,000 | – | $18,000 |
| PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION | – | $5,000 | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | $1,500 | – | $6,000 | $17,500 |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW | – | – | $15,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $15,000 |
| PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | – | – | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $10,000 |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY | – | $5,000 | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 |
| AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION | – | – | $5,000 | $3,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $8,000 |
| ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC | – | $4,500 | – | $6,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $7,000 |
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | $4,000 | $6,000 |
| BASF CORPORATION | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $6,000 |
| K&L GATES, LLPLobbying firm for PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | – | $2,000 | – | $4,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $6,000 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY | – | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.Lobbying firm for SWITCH | – | – | – | – | $3,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $4,000 |
| CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLCLobbying firm for COREWEAVE, INC., DATA CENTER COALITION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | $1,500 | – | $3,500 |
| ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $3,000 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $2,500 |
| TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA) | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | $1,000 | $500 | $2,500 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| SIEMENS ENERGY, INC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $2,000 |
| XCEL ENERGY, INC | – | $1,000 | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $2,000 |
| SBL STRATEGIES, LLCLobbying firm for FIRSTENERGY SERVICES COMPANY | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,500 | – | – | $1,500 |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | – | $1,000 | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| TIBER CREEK GROUPLobbying firm for MICROSOFT CORPORATION | – | $5,500 | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONSLobbying firm for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, COMCAST CORPORATION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 |
| ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.Lobbying firm for THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 |
| BLOOM ENERGY | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $260 | – | – | $260 |
| Total | – | $76,500 | $51,000 | $96,500 | $14,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $65,760 | $35,000 | $42,500 |