What does Preamble of Utility Hikes Transparency Act do?

This bill, formally titled 'To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish and maintain the National Utility Rate Change Tracker, and for other purposes,' directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish and maintain a National Utility Rate Change Tracker.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Utility Hikes Transparency Act do?

This Act is formally titled the Utility Hikes Transparency Act.

What does NATIONAL UTILITY RATE CHANGE TRACKER. of Utility Hikes Transparency Act do?

This section establishes the National Utility Rate Change Tracker, a publicly accessible database. The database will contain information on approved and effective rate changes for covered utilities. Data points included will be the utility's name, services, state, impact on residential bills and utility revenue, number of customers affected, approval date, docket link, reason for the change, and effective date. The Commission, defined as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is responsible for maintaining the tracker. Updates to the tracker will occur quarterly. The Commission will use publicly available information and data-sharing agreements to populate the tracker. The tracker will be searchable by ZIP Code, address, State, and city. A methodology document explaining data collection and standardization will be published and maintained alongside the tracker. Covered utilities are defined as gas utilities and electric utilities selling energy to consumers, as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

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Utility Hikes Transparency Act

Last updated: 5/20/2026 · Introduced: 5/20/2026

Author: Eugene Vindman (D-VA)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill creates a publicly accessible, searchable database called the National Utility Rate Change Tracker to detail approved rate changes for gas and electric utilities.
The tracker will include data such as utility name, service type, impact on residential bills, and the reason for rate changes, updated quarterly by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The database will allow users to search for rate changes by ZIP Code, address, state, or city.

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