Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to create, within one year, a public clearinghouse with information on advanced transmission technology, including related federal projects, available financial assistance, and analyses of costs, benefits, and effects on the power grid. On request, the Department of Energy could give technical help to electric utilities, transmission organizations, and state utility regulators on using these technologies. The bill would add programs for advanced transmission technology to the items states may include in their energy conservation plans. It would exempt federal funding for advanced transmission technology from being treated as a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act. It would also require the Department of Energy to set voluntary best practices for utilities to reduce the risk of wildfires started by the power grid.

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Sponsors

• Craig A. Goldman Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors