Requires states to consider reliability measures in electric utilities' long-term plans

§1What it does

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This bill would require state utility regulators to consider requiring electric utilities that use integrated resource plans, long-term plans that forecast future electricity demand, to include steps ensuring that electricity will be reliably available over a 10-year period.^2,3 Those steps would involve keeping reliable power plants running or buying electricity from them, with reliable plants defined as ones that can generate continuously for at least 30 days, have enough fuel or energy on site or under contract to do so, can operate during emergencies and severe weather, and help keep the grid's frequency and voltage stable.² Before passing it, the House added an amendment directing the Government Accountability Office to review existing utility planning processes and whether states are considering reliable generation.²

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