HR 1047
GRID Power Act
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Bill overview
The GRID Power Act directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to revise the process for approving requests to connect power generation projects to the electric grid. Specifically, it aims to prioritize ‘dispatchable power’ projects – like certain fossil fuel plants – that can reliably supply electricity and improve grid stability. The rule changes would allow transmission providers to propose prioritizing these projects in the interconnection queue, ensuring quicker and more efficient connections to the grid. This legislation focuses on enhancing grid reliability and resilience.
Key provisions
- FERC must initiate a rulemaking within 90 days to improve the interconnection queue process.
- Transmission providers can propose prioritizing dispatchable power projects in the interconnection queue.
- Proposals for prioritization must demonstrate a need and describe how they will improve grid reliability.
- Transmission providers must engage the public and stakeholders before submitting prioritization proposals.
- FERC must review and approve or deny prioritization proposals within 60 days.
- The Commission must provide regular reports on grid reliability and resilience.
- Regulations must be reviewed and updated at least every 5 years.
Who is affected
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Electric Transmission Providers
- Power Generators
- Electric Utilities
- Consumers
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 1047
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act GRID Power Act
or the
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In this Act:
The term bulk-power system has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The term dispatchable power means an electric energy generation resource capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability.
The term Independent System Operator has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
The term Regional Transmission Organization has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
The term transmission provider means—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking—
to require transmission providers—
to provide in any proposal described in subparagraph (A)—
a demonstration of need for prioritization of the relevant projects; and
a description of how the prioritization of those projects will improve grid reliability or grid resilience;
to provide a process for public comment and stakeholder engagement before a proposal described in subparagraph (A) is submitted to the Commission; and
to provide regular reporting to the Commission on the state of grid reliability and grid resilience, including reporting on any actions taken pursuant to this Act.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate final regulations to complete the rulemaking initiated under subsection (a).