POWER Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 12, 2017)
Power Outage for Weather Emergency Repair Act or the POWER Act
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to maintain a database of information on electricity outages that is publicly accessible and includes the specific cause and impact of the outages.
DOE shall promulgate a rule to require each electric utility to report to the Energy Information Administration information on electricity outages that interrupt service resulting in a loss of more than 300 megawatts or affecting at least 50,000 electric customers.
What just happenedOct 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 12, 2017
- Oct 13, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Oct 12, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 12, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 12, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House