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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3143 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a 
standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2025 
Mr. EVANS of Colorado (for himself and Mr. LANGWORTHY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to add a standard related to State consideration of reli-
able generation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Planning for Re-
liability and Affordability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE CONSIDERATION OF RELIABLE GENERA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(d) of the Public Util-
ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) ENSURING ELECTRIC RELIABILITY WITH 
RELIABLE GENERATION FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each electric utility 
that employs integrated resource planning shall 
establish, as part of such integrated resource 
planning, measures, sufficient to ensure the re-
liable availability of electric energy over a 10- 
year period, to maintain— 
‘‘(i) the operation of reliable genera-
tion facilities; or 
‘‘(ii) the procurement of electric en-
ergy from reliable generation facilities. 
‘‘(B) RELIABLE
GENERATION
FACILITY 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘reli-
able generation facility’ means an electric gen-
eration facility that ensures the reliable avail-
ability of electric energy by— 
‘‘(i) having operational characteristics 
to enable the generation of electric energy 
on a continuous basis for a period of not 
fewer than 30 days; 
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‘‘(ii) having— 
‘‘(I) adequate fuel, or a continu-
ously available energy source, on-site 
to enable the generation of electric en-
ergy on a continuous basis for a pe-
riod of not fewer than 30 days; or 
‘‘(II) contractual obligations that 
ensure adequate fuel supply to achieve 
the generation of electric energy on a 
continuous basis for a period of not 
fewer than 30 days; 
‘‘(iii) having operational characteris-
tics to enable the generation of electric en-
ergy during emergency and severe weather 
conditions; and 
‘‘(iv) providing essential services re-
lated to the reliable availability of electric 
energy, including frequency support and 
voltage support.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER AND DETER-
MINE.—Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State has ratemaking authority) and each 
nonregulated utility shall commence consideration 
under section 111, or set a hearing date for consid-
eration, with respect to the standard established by 
paragraph (22) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State has ratemaking authority), and each 
nonregulated electric utility shall complete the con-
sideration and make the determination under section 
111 with respect to the standard established by 
paragraph (22) of section 111(d).’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘In the case of the 
standard established by paragraph (22) of 
section 111(d), the reference contained in 
this subsection to the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
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to the date of enactment of that paragraph 
(22).’’ after ‘‘paragraph (21).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OTHER PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) shall not apply to the standard established by 
paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any elec-
tric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for the electric 
utility the standard (or a comparable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for the 
State or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has 
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 
of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the 
electric utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of the standard (or a comparable 
standard) for the electric utility during the 3-year 
period ending on that date of enactment.’’. 
(2) PRIOR AND PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Sec-
tion 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘In the case of the standard established by para-
graph (22) of section 111(d), the reference con-
tained in this section to the date of enactment of 
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this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of that paragraph (22).’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (21).’’. 
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