Sens. Peters and Cassidy Push Bipartisan Bill to Fix America’s Least Reliable Power Grids
Small businesses in areas with poor grid reliability lose revenue during power outages—restaurants lose perishable inventory, retail stores can't process transactions, and service businesses lose productivity. By prioritizing grants for the least reliable grid areas, this bill targets the communities where small businesses are most harmed by blackouts.
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In response to widespread power outages caused by the ice storm, Peters introduced the bipartisan Preventing Power Outages Act, which would strengthen the resiliency of power grids in Michigan and across the country. The bill would ensure that sufficient funding goes to states whose grids are least reliable and require the most investment.
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Preventing Power Outages Act (S. 1566) to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. electric grid. Specifically, the bill would reauthorize and update two U.S. Department of Energy grant programs that support grid infrastructure modernization.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Preventing Power Outages Act
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