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House Passes GOP Grid Bill Prioritizing Dispatchable Power, Sends Energy Package to Senate

The plan orders FERC to set interconnection priorities within a year to speed firm power onto the grid.

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Overview

  • The House approved the GRID Power Act 216-206 to fast-track interconnections for dispatchable and baseload projects.
  • The bill requires FERC to issue a rule within one year to prioritize these projects, and Chairman David Rosner signaled readiness to implement if enacted.
  • Dispatchable resources generally include fossil fuels and nuclear and can include renewables paired with batteries, leaving wind and solar without storage at a disadvantage.
  • Lawmakers also passed a cross-border energy permitting bill 224-203 and reauthorized the National Coal Council 217-209.
  • All three measures head to the Senate, where GOP backers need Democratic votes and companion bills have been introduced by Sens. John Hoeven and Todd Young.