REWIRE Act
Senators McCormick and Welch Introduce REWIRE Act to Speed Up Power Grid Upgrades with Advanced Wires
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The bill creates new programs at the Department of Energy and national laboratories, including the grid modeling program, regional university collaboratives, and a technical assistance clearinghouse. This would likely create some new positions for scientists, engineers, and program administrators at DOE and the national labs.
“The Secretary, acting through 1 or more National Laboratories, in consultation with the Commission and the Electric Reliability Organization, shall establish a program to model and evaluate the performance of the electric grid.”
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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.
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The REWIRE Act would streamline environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act for projects that increase grid capacity within existing rights-of-way, including the implementation of advanced conductors, and the deployment of grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage.
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REWIRE Act
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