Vote YES on HB 2992 to protect utility customers
Utility rates continue to surge across the state, and Oklahomans are being pushed to the brink. Many are already forced to choose between essential needs like food, medication and heating or cooling their homes.
At the same time, data centers are expanding rapidly to support artificial intelligence and online services. Data centers often operate 24/7 and require as much power as small cities. To keep up with the demand, Oklahoma utility companies are upgrading their electricity infrastructures and want to pass the costs along to you.
House Bill 2992 by Rep. Brad Boles and Sen. Grant Green offers a solution by requiring large load users like data centers to pay their fair share of infrastructure costs tied to their operations, instead of passing them on to residential customers. An overwhelming majority, 78% of individuals age 50-plus, believe that data center companies should cover their own electricity costs.
Even more overwhelmingly, 92% say policymakers should work to ensure that existing residential utility customers do not pay for the costs of serving new data centers.
This bill will be voted on very soon in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Please tell your state representative to support HB 2992 and ensure Oklahomans are not left paying for the energy demands of facilities like data centers. Without your action, the costs could fall onto residential customers and individuals already struggling to make ends meet.
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