I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9801 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the inter-
connection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain 
projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Mr. BALDERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
reform the interconnection queue process for the 
prioritization and approval of certain projects. 
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 ‘‘Guaranteeing Reli-
ability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power 
Act’’ or the ‘‘GRID Power Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(2) 
DISPATCHABLE
POWER.—The 
term 
‘‘dispatchable power’’ means an electric energy gen-
eration resource capable of quickly ramping up or 
shutting down in time intervals necessary to ensure 
grid reliability. 
(3) GRID RELIABILITY.—The term ‘‘grid reli-
ability’’ means the ability of the electric grid to de-
liver electricity in the quantity and with the quality 
demanded by users, taking into account the bulk- 
power system’s capacity to withstand and rapidly re-
cover from unexpected disturbances resulting from 
generation supply and demand. 
(4) GRID RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘grid resil-
ience’’ means the ability of the electric grid to adapt 
to changing physical conditions and withstand and 
rapidly recover from disturbances, including natural 
disasters, 
cyber-attacks, 
and 
other 
unforeseen 
events. 
(5) INDEPENDENT
SYSTEM
OPERATOR.—The 
term ‘‘Independent System Operator’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
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(6) REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘Regional Transmission Organization’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
(7) RESOURCE
ADEQUACY.—The term ‘‘re-
source adequacy’’ means the ability of the electric 
grid to meet the aggregate demand for electric en-
ergy of users at all times, accounting for scheduled 
and unscheduled outages of bulk-power system com-
ponents. 
(8) 
TRANSMISSION
PROVIDER.—The 
term 
‘‘transmission provider’’ means a public utility (as 
defined in section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 824(e))) that owns, operates, or controls 
1 or more transmission facilities and includes Inde-
pendent System Operators and Regional Trans-
mission Organizations. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING TO IMPROVE INTERCONNECTION 
QUEUE FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking— 
(1) to address the inefficiencies and ineffective-
ness of existing procedures for processing inter-
connection requests to ensure that new dispatchable 
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power projects that improve grid reliability and re-
source adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid 
quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably; and 
(2) to amend the pro forma Large Generator 
Interconnection Procedures and, as appropriate, the 
pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agree-
ment, promulgated pursuant to section 35.28(f) of 
title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations)— 
(A) to authorize transmission providers to 
submit proposals to the Commission to adjust 
the interconnection queue of the transmission 
provider to prioritize new dispatchable power 
projects that will improve grid reliability and 
resource adequacy by assigning such projects 
higher positions in the interconnection queue; 
and 
(B) to require transmission providers to— 
(i) provide in any proposal described 
in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) a demonstration of need for 
prioritization of the relevant projects; 
and 
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