STRONG GRID Act of 2026

This bill would require each state, and certain utilities not regulated by the state, to consider rules for connecting microgrids to the electric grid and standards for measuring the benefits of grid resilience investments, with consideration starting within 1 year and finished within 2 years. Military installations would be exempt from those resilience standards. The bill would provide $500 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for state energy offices to give competitive grants for microgrid projects, with grant recipients paying at least 25 percent of costs. It would direct the Department of Energy to offer technical assistance, best practices, and workshops on microgrids. It would also authorize $200 million for a federal pilot grant program to demonstrate new microgrid uses, with annual reports to Congress.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors