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To require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill requires grid operators (Transmission Organizations) to allow aggregators to submit bids combining the demand flexibility of retail customers into organized wholesale electricity markets. The requirement applies to customers of large utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year. The bill overrides any state laws or state commission rules that would prohibit such bidding by aggregators. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must issue rules within one year to implement this requirement, consistent with existing market rules. The provision allows aggregators to pool customer demand-reduction capabilities and bid them into wholesale markets.
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Sponsor (1)
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Top reported contributors to Richard J. Durbin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $19,133
- THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,300
- CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES PC $17,750
- POWER ROGERS & SMITH LLP $17,300
- MAUNE RAICHLE HARTLEY FRENCH & MUDD $14,638
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard J. Durbin → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Apr 15, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366. · senate
- Nov 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S8207) · senate
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2025
Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, 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 “Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act” or the “REDUCE Act”.
SEC. 2. AGGREGATOR BIDDING INTO ORGANIZED POWER MARKETS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any prohibition established by State law or a State commission (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796)) with respect to who may bid into an organized wholesale electric market, each Transmission Organization shall, consistent with any applicable market rules that do not establish such a prohibition, allow aggregators of retail customers to submit bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of utilities that distributed more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year.
(b) Rulemaking.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall issue a rule to carry out the requirements of subsection (a). <all>
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