To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H7A60E95D8D224F8B81F6DEF5DDE1CEF8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply Act or the BIG WIRES Act.
- Section H021533200B314152AF259D7F6A4DA91E: 2. Findings Congress finds that— interregional electric transmission is foundational to a modern grid and a growing economy based on affordable and abundant...
- Section H41258928605B44FFAF63493ADEA0F77A: 3. Minimum interregional transfer capabilities and requirements Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H1646E809ADD948748485B3F710F66580: 224. Interregional reliability In this section: The term coincident interregional transfer capability, with respect to an interregional transmission planning...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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