H.R. 1047
Prioritizes power plants that can run on demand for grid hookups
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to write a rule that lets transmission providers give higher queue spots to new dispatchable power projects, such as certain fossil fuel plants.
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must issue and review a rule on grid connection requests
- Transmission providers could propose giving new dispatchable projects higher spots in their connection queues
- Dispatchable power is described as sources that can supply electricity when needed, such as fossil fuel plants
- The commission must decide on each proposal within 60 days
Passed the House · Senate's turn