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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish 
additional Federal standards that require electric and gas utilities to 
transmit to each of its consumers information regarding the consumption 
of electric energy or gas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2025 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to establish additional Federal standards that require 
electric and gas utilities to transmit to each of its con-
sumers information regarding the consumption of electric 
energy or gas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know Your Rates 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ELECTRIC CON-
SUMERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 113(b)(3) of the Pub-
lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2623(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
TO
CONSUMERS.—Each 
electric utility shall transmit to each of its electric 
consumers information regarding rate schedules and 
consumption of electric energy in accordance with 
the requirements of section 115(f).’’. 
(b) INFORMATION TO ELECTRIC CONSUMERS.—Sec-
tion 115(f) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2625) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM.—For purposes of the 
standard for information to consumers estab-
lished by section 113(b)(3), each covered elec-
tric utility shall establish a program under 
which such covered electric utility shall transmit 
information in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
BILLING
INFORMA-
TION.—Each covered electric utility shall in-
clude in each billing to an electric consumer of 
the covered electric utility— 
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‘‘(i) the difference between the dollar 
amount charged in the billing and the dol-
lar amount charged in the previous billing 
period; and 
‘‘(ii) in dollars and in kilowatt hours, 
the average monthly consumption of elec-
tric energy by such electric consumer. 
‘‘(C) USAGE NOTICES.—A covered electric 
utility shall notify an electric consumer infor-
mation relating to the average daily consump-
tion of electric energy by such electric consumer 
in the following manner: 
‘‘(i) If within the first 9 days of a bill-
ing period the average daily consumption 
of electric energy by an electric consumer 
exceeds the average daily consumption of 
electric energy for the previous billing pe-
riod, the relevant covered electric utility 
shall notify such electric consumer on the 
10th day of the billing period of the excess 
consumption. 
‘‘(ii) If within the first 19 days of a 
billing period, or within another date an 
electric consumer chooses, the average 
daily consumption of electric energy by 
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such electric consumer exceeds the average 
daily consumption of electric energy for the 
previous billing period, the relevant covered 
electric utility shall notify such electric 
consumer on the 20th day, or the day after 
the date on which the electric consumer 
chooses, of the excess consumption. 
‘‘(D) OPTIONAL NOTICE.—Under the pro-
gram established pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), a covered electric utility shall provide an 
option to each electric consumer to be notified 
by the covered electric utility in the event the 
electric consumer, within an active billing pe-
riod, reaches a dollar amount— 
‘‘(i) that is based on the rate charged 
by a covered electric utility for providing 
electric service; 
‘‘(ii) that reflects the amount of elec-
tric energy consumed within the active bill-
ing period; and 
‘‘(iii) chosen by such electric con-
sumer. 
‘‘(E) COVERED
ELECTRIC
UTILITY
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 
electric utility’ means an electric utility that re-
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lar amount charged in the previous billing 
period; and 
‘‘(ii) in dollars and therms, the aver-
age monthly consumption of gas by such 
gas consumer; and 
‘‘(B) notify each such gas consumer infor-
mation relating to the average daily consump-
tion of gas by such gas consumer in the fol-
lowing manner: 
‘‘(i) If within the first 9 days of a bill-
ing period the average daily consumption 
of gas by a gas consumer exceeds the aver-
age daily consumption of gas for the pre-
vious billing period, the relevant covered 
gas utility shall notify such gas consumer 
on the 10th day of the billing period about 
such exceedance. 
‘‘(ii) If within the first 19 days of a 
billing period, or within another date a gas 
consumer chooses, the average daily con-
sumption of gas by such gas consumer ex-
ceeds the average daily consumption of gas 
for the previous billing period, the relevant 
covered gas utility shall notify such gas 
consumer on the 20th day, or the day after 
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the date on which the gas consumer choos-
es, of the excess consumption. 
‘‘(2) OPTIONAL NOTICE.—Under the program 
established pursuant to paragraph (1), a covered gas 
utility shall provide an option to each gas consumer 
to be notified by the covered electric utility in the 
event the gas consumer, within an active billing pe-
riod, reaches a dollar amount— 
‘‘(A) that is based on the rate charged by 
a covered gas utility for providing gas service; 
‘‘(B) that reflects the amount of gas con-
sumed within the active billing period; and 
‘‘(C) chosen by such gas consumer. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
GAS
UTILITY
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘covered gas utility’ means a gas utility that re-
ceives funding from Federal sources, as determined 
by the Commission.’’. 
Æ 
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