US SB3926

Requires the Secretary of Energy and FERC to jointly develop guidelines within 180 days for states to provide electric and gas consumers access to their retail energy usage data, pricing, billing information, and customer-specific account details

Mandates that energy data be provided to consumers and authorized third parties in electronic machine-readable format using "Green Button Connect My Data" standards, with at least 24 months of historical data and near real-time availability

Establishes requirements for third-party data access including reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms, consumer consent protections, and due process rights for data providers seeking to access customer information

Authorizes $10 million for fiscal year 2026 to assist states that implement policies meeting the federal guidelines for consumer energy data access programs

Requires a joint DOE-FERC report within one year evaluating the costs and benefits of using individual electric meter data for settling wholesale electricity market prices, including analysis of advanced metering infrastructure deployment and potential anticompetitive impacts