Grid Resilience Act

Bill: 117-hr-8311
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2022-07-07
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Grid Resilience Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly study the feasibility of establishing or modifying a reliability standard (i.e., a requirement to provide for reliable operation of the electric grid) for thermoelectric power plants during droughts.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8311 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2022 Mr. McNerney (for himself, Mr. Levin of California , and Mr. Casten ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly submit to Congress the results of a study on the need for, and feasibility of, establishing or modifying a reliability standard to ensure the reliable operation of thermoelectric power plants during droughts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grid Resilience Act . 2. Study (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Electric Reliability Organization shall jointly— (1) conduct a study on the need for, and feasibility of, establishing or modifying a reliability standard to ensure the reliable operation of thermoelectric power plants during droughts; and (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of such study. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) Electric Reliability Organization; reliability standard The terms Electric Reliability Organization and reliability standard have the meanings given such terms in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o(a) ).