US SB3682

FERC must require grid operators to create data center load queues within 180 days, prioritizing interconnection for data centers that bring new low-carbon generation, use clean backup power, pay prevailing wages, and use registered apprentices for construction

Data centers with energy demand exceeding 50 megawatts must pay for local transmission upgrades caused by their interconnection and cannot connect to the grid without advancing through the queue system

States must consider establishing data center-specific rate classes with requirements such as minimum demand charges, extended contract lengths, higher upfront deposits, and contribution-in-aid-of-construction payments to prevent cost-shifting to other ratepayers

Data centers seeking priority interconnection must bring new supply resources deliverable to their location, maintained for the facility's lifetime, with generation output matching their peak demand profile

The Department of Energy must provide grants and technical assistance to states for creating data center rate classes and to grid operators for improving load forecasting related to data center interconnection requests