Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3616

Official text excerpt

119 HR 3616 IH: Reliable Power Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-05-29 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3616 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. Balderson (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mrs. Fedorchak ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reliable Power Act . 2. Commission review and comment for covered agency actions Section 215 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o ) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking The ERO and inserting the following: (1) In general The ERO ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Annual long-term assessment The assessments under paragraph (1) shall include an annual long-term assessment, which shall include— (A) an analysis of the ability of the bulk-power system to supply sufficient electric energy necessary to maintain an adequate level of reliability, taking into account generation resource mix, transmission development, and energy demand trends; (B) an analysis of the risk of future electric energy supply shortfalls under normal and extreme weather conditions, and the risk of any such shortfalls within each region of the bulk-power system; and (C) a determination of whether additional generation resources are necessary to supply sufficient energy to maintain an adequate level of reliability during the assessment period. (3) Notice of generation inadequacy In conducting a long-term assessment under paragraph (2), if the ERO finds that the bulk-power system is at risk of not having adequate generation resources to supply sufficient electric energy to maintain an adequate level of r…

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