State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
House Committee Advances Bill Requiring States to Ensure 10-Year Power Grid Reliability
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
218–207
Key Points
- States that use long-term power planning for regulated utilities would have to add a new reliability standard to those plans.
- Utilities would need to show they can keep electricity available over the next 10 years by keeping certain power plants running or buying power from them.
- A “reliable generation facility” is defined as a plant that can run continuously for at least 30 days, with fuel on-site or guaranteed by contract, and that can operate during severe weather.
- State utility regulators would have to start reviewing this new standard within 1 year of the law taking effect and finish within 2 years.
- States that already adopted a similar reliability rule, held a formal review, or voted on it recently would not have to redo the process for those utilities.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5789)
Vote Results
1 voteRelated News
2 articlesHouse approves Republican grid bills
The House passed H.R. 3628 in a 218-207 vote. The bill requires state utility regulators to consider a 10-year reliability standard that favors 'firm, dispatchable' resources like natural gas and coal. Critics argue the 30-day continuous operation requirement unfairly excludes wind and solar.
Republican-backed grid bills up for House vote
H.R. 3628 is emerging as a contentious measure that would steer utilities toward baseload power. The bill defines reliability based on a facility's ability to operate for 30 days without interruption, a standard that Democrats say puts renewable energy at a significant disadvantage.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
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