GRID Power Act
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Troy Balderson
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
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- Sep 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 18, 2025On 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, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4444)
- Sep 18, 2025POSTPONED 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, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Sep 18, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1047.
- Sep 18, 2025Rule 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, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4433)
- Sep 15, 2025Rules 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, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
- Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
- Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 5, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
- Jun 5, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House