IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 290 
Recognizing that the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation facili-
ties, before facilities with equal or greater reliability attributes are avail-
able, is a threat to the reliability of the United States electric grid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2025 
Ms. FEDORCHAK (for herself and Ms. LEE of Florida) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that the retirement of nonintermittent electric 
generation facilities, before facilities with equal or greater 
reliability attributes are available, is a threat to the 
reliability of the United States electric grid. 
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 
in the 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, identified 
several transmission regions as being at elevated or high 
risk of electricity shortages during extreme weather con-
ditions or normal peak conditions, including— 
(1) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; 
(2) the Midcontinent Independent System Operator; 
(3) the New England Subregion of the Northeast 
Power Coordinating Council; 
(4) the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland 
Interconnection; 
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(5) the East region of the SERC Reliability Cor-
poration; 
(6) the Southwest Power Pool; and 
(7) the California and Mexico Subregion of the 
Western Electricity Coordinating Council; 
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
anticipates the reserve margins of 18 out of 20 trans-
mission subregions to fall below their respective reference 
margins by 2034, 7 of which are anticipated to turn neg-
ative, meaning there will be less cushion, no cushion, or 
a negative cushion to handle unexpected spikes in elec-
tricity demand across most of the United States; 
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
considers the retirement of hydrocarbon-powered genera-
tion facilities, such as coal and natural gas, and the rapid 
interconnection of intermittent sources, such as solar and 
wind, as creating a variable and weather-dependent re-
source mix, negatively affecting essential services and 
overall electric grid reliability; 
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
acknowledges that natural gas pipelines are not being 
added to the United States resource mix fast enough to 
meet demand, leaving some areas with insufficient nat-
ural gas capacity for electric generation during peak de-
mand; 
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
identified environmental regulations as the driving force 
behind retirements of coal, natural gas, and nuclear gen-
erators, which could have a profound and negative effect 
on the reliability of the bulk power system over the next 
decade; 
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and sustainability of the electric grid of the United 
States; and 
Whereas a free and competitive energy market will restore 
the United States to prosperity, including for middle- 
class men and women who have been forgotten by the 
economy in recent years, and will rebuild the economic 
and military security of the United States, which will de-
liver peace through strength: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the instability of the United 
States electric grid and the threat to electric grid re-
liability from the retirement of nonintermittent elec-
tric generation facilities without the replacement of 
such facilities with facilities with the same at-
tributes; 
(2) recognizes that energy is not sustainable if 
it is not affordable and reliable; 
(3) recognizes that burdensome environmental 
regulations and market-distorting Federal incentives 
are the driving force behind premature retirements 
of nonintermittent electric generating facilities, 
which raises prices and reduces the reliability of 
electricity supply for United States households; and 
(4) supports President Trump’s efforts to un-
leash United States energy and encourages develop-
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ment of the God given resources of the United 
States. 
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