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State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities using integrated resource planning to establish measures ensuring reliable electric energy over a 10-year period. Utilities would need to either operate reliable generation facilities or procure energy from them. The bill defines a reliable generation facility as one capable of generating electricity continuously for at least 30 days, with adequate fuel supply or fuel contracts, that can operate during emergencies and severe weather, and provides essential services such as frequency and voltage support. State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities would be required to begin considering this standard within one year of enactment and complete their determination within two years. States that have already implemented a comparable standard or conducted relevant proceedings would be exempted.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Gabe Evans’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION $13,513
- BT CONSTRUCTION $11,600
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $9,900
- FISHER INVESTMENTS $9,900
- SPIERER WOODWARD $9,900
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Actions (2)
- May 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2025
Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Langworthy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act”.
SEC. 2. STATE CONSIDERATION OF RELIABLE GENERATION.
(a) In General.—Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(22) Ensuring electric reliability with reliable generation facilities.—
“(A) In general.—Each electric utility that employs integrated resource planning shall establish, as part of such integrated resource planning, measures, sufficient to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period, to maintain—
“(i) the operation of reliable generation facilities; or
“(ii) the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.
“(B) Reliable generation facility defined.—In this paragraph, the term ‘reliable generation facility’ means an electric generation facility that ensures the reliable availability of electric energy by—
“(i) having operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days;
“(ii) having—
“(I) adequate fuel, or a continuously available energy source, on-site to enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days; or
“(II) contractual obligations that ensure adequate fuel supply to achieve the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days;
“(iii) having operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and
“(iv) providing essential services related to the reliable availability of electric energy, including frequency support and voltage support.”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Obligations to consider and determine.—Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
“(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall commence consideration under section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).
“(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).”;
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)”; and
(ii) by inserting “In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22).” after “paragraph (21).”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Other Prior State Actions.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of this subsection—
“(1) the State has implemented for the electric utility the standard (or a comparable standard);
“(2) the State regulatory authority for the State or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility; or
“(3) the State legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility during the 3-year period ending on that date of enactment.”.
(2) Prior and pending proceedings.—Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by inserting “In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22).” after “paragraph (21).”. <all>
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