POWER Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 17, 2014)
Providing Opportunities to Work for Energy Reliability Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review any decision by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NAERC) to approve a new balancing authority that would alter cost allocations under an existing system support resources agreement.
Precludes such new balancing authority from taking effect until approved by FERC.
Requires FERC to publish a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed NAERC decision, including its likely financial impact upon ratepayers, before issuing a decision to approve, disapprove, or modify the NAERC decision.
What just happenedNov 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 17, 2014
- Nov 21, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Nov 17, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Nov 17, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House