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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3628 
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 29, 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 State regulated 
electric utility that employs integrated resource 
planning shall establish, as part of such inte-
grated resource planning, measures, sufficient 
to ensure the reliable availability of electric en-
ergy 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 State regulated elec-
tric utility for which the State has ratemaking au-
thority) shall commence consideration under section 
111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with re-
spect 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 State regulated elec-
tric utility for which the State has ratemaking au-
thority) shall complete the consideration and make 
the determination under section 111 with respect to 
the standard established by paragraph (22) of sec-
tion 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 State 
regulated electric utility in a State if, before the date of 
enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for the State 
regulated electric utility the standard (or a com-
parable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for the 
State has conducted a proceeding to consider imple-
mentation of the standard (or a comparable stand-
ard) for the State regulated electric utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of the standard (or a comparable 
standard) for the State regulated electric utility dur-
ing the 3-year period ending on that date of enact-
ment.’’. 
(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-
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