No Big Fossil Bailouts on Your Power Bill Act

This bill changes the emergency power section of the Federal Power Act. It would generally bar emergency orders that keep a power plant from retiring or restart a closed plant. An exception applies only if no other option can meet the emergency and the regional grid operator asks in writing. Before an emergency order is issued, the agency would have to consider alternatives, including ones that reduce environmental harm, and post the proposal online. Before an order is renewed or reissued, the agency would have to hold a public hearing, estimate effects on power rates, and consult state and local regulators. Within 60 days of an order, affected electric utilities would have to tell their customers about it and its costs.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors