GRID Power Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 6, 2025)
Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act or the GRID Power Act
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and periodically review a rule that revises the approval process for interconnection requests of generating units that produce electricity to prioritize dispatchable power projects (e.g., certain fossil fuel projects).
Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy. Interconnection requests are requests from generating units to connect to the high voltage transmission lines of the electric grid.
First, the rule must address the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably.
Second, the rule must revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement as appropriate, to authorize transmission providers to submit proposals to FERC to prioritize new dispatchable power projects that will improve grid reliability and resource adequacy by assigning those projects higher positions in the interconnection queue of the provider. FERC must review and approve or deny such proposals within 60 days after the proposal is submitted.
What just happenedSep 19, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateSep 19, 2025
- Engrossed in HouseSep 18, 2025
- Reported in HouseSep 15, 2025
- Introduced in HouseFeb 6, 2025
- Sep 19, 2025IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 18, 2025FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH37100
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433)
- Sep 18, 2025Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433-4434: 1)
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH30000
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4444)
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH8D000
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1047, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH35000
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1047.
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH8D000
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Sep 18, 2025FloorH30000
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4433)
- Sep 15, 2025FloorH1L210
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Sep 15, 2025CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251.
- Sep 15, 2025CommitteeH12200
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 15, 2025Committee5000
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 25, 2025Committee
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 25, 2025Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 5, 2025Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
Energy Subcommittee - Jun 5, 2025Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Energy Subcommittee - Jun 3, 2025Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy Subcommittee - Feb 6, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 6, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House