Providing Opportunities to Work for Energy Reliability Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (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 17, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 17, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 17, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate