Martin Heinrich is a United States Senator from New Mexico who has been involved in energy policy discussions affecting regional datacenters and power infrastructure.
Referenced in 3 briefingsLast referenced: September 19, 2026
After the House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) blocked Senate unanimous consent on September 17, and the hold now pushes the bill past the midterms while more aggressive tracks line up behind it: Heinrich's own cost-recovery bill, the bipartisan GRID Act requiring new data centers to run on independent power supplies, and a Sanders-Ocasio-Cortez moratorium proposal.
At the federal level, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the GRID Savings Act, directing FERC to require operators using 150+ MW to fund the grid upgrades they trigger or build their own network infrastructure.
Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the GRID Savings Act, which would direct FERC to make users above 150 MW fund their own interconnection upgrades rather than spreading costs to ratepayers.