United StatesGRID Power Act
What it does
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and periodically review a rule that revises the approval process for interconnection requests of generating units that produce electricity to prioritize dispatchable power projects (e.g., certain fossil fuel projects).
More detail
Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy. Interconnection requests are requests from generating units to connect to the high voltage transmission lines of the electric grid.
First, the rule must address the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably.
Second, the rule must revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement as appropriate, to authorize transmission providers to submit proposals to FERC to prioritize new dispatchable power projects that will improve grid reliability and resource adequacy by assigning those projects higher positions in the interconnection queue of the provider. FERC must review and approve or deny such proposals within 60 days after the proposal is submitted.
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History
- 2025
- Sep 19Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Latest
- Sep 18Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4433)
- Vote recorded On Passage. Result: Passed.House
- Sep 18Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Sep 18DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1047.
- Sep 18The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Sep 18POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1047, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Sep 18Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4444)
- Sep 18Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433-4434: 1)Passed House
- Sep 18On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433)
- Sep 18Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
- Sep 15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251.
- Sep 15Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Jun 25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
- Jun 5Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 5Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
- Jun 3Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 6Introduced in House
- Feb 6Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced