Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act

This bill would amend the Federal Power Act to let any entity that plans to own, control, or operate a large interstate or offshore electric transmission line file a tariff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to allocate the line's costs. It covers new lines of at least 1,000 megawatts and expansions or upgrades that add at least 500 megawatts, completed on or after the law takes effect. The Commission would have to require that costs be charged to customers in the relevant planning region or regions roughly in line with the line's expected benefits. Those benefits would include reliability, economic, public policy, resilience, environmental, and other expected benefits.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
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