To require the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Electricity, to publish guidelines and best practices for integrated resource planning of the electricity system, provide technical assistance with respect to such guidelines and best practices, and develop a grant program for modernizing integrated resource planning, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and best practices for integrated resource planning, covering capacity expansion modeling, resource adequacy analysis, probabilistic methods, grid-enhancing, establishes the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Grants Program providing federal grants to states (both vertically integrated and restructured) to develop or update their integrated resource planning, and directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with other federal energy resilience and modernization programs to maximize grant impact and avoid duplication. It relies on reporting requirements, product standards, grants, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Energy, Finance, Trade, and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Energy consulting firms and federally funded research centers could gain revenue opportunities, Software and modeling companies for electricity planning could gain revenue opportunities, and Grid-enhancing technology and energy storage companies could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Electric utilities (investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives) would take on compliance duties and Department of Energy (Office of Electricity) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and best practices for integrated resource planning, covering capacity expansion modeling, resource adequacy analysis, probabilistic methods, grid-enhancing...
- Establishes the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Grants Program providing federal grants to states (both vertically integrated and restructured) to develop or update their integrated resource planning...
- Directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with other federal energy resilience and modernization programs to maximize grant impact and avoid duplication.
- Requires the Secretary of Energy to submit reports to Congress every 5 years on how states used grants, a breakdown of expenses, and an assessment of effectiveness in supporting integrated resource planning.
- Defines key terms used throughout the Act including Secretary, integrated resource planning, resource adequacy, capacity accreditation, grid-enhancing technology, distributed energy resource, vertically integrated...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and best practices for integrated resource planning, covering capacity expansion modeling, resource adequacy analysis, probabilistic methods, grid-enhancing, establishes the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Grants Program providing federal grants to states (both vertically integrated and restructured) to develop or update their integrated resource planning, and directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with other federal energy resilience and modernization programs to maximize grant impact and avoid duplication.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Finance, Trade, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and best practices for integrated resource planning, covering capacity expansion modeling, resource adequacy analysis, probabilistic methods, grid-enhancing, establishes the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Grants Program providing federal grants to states (both vertically integrated and restructured) to develop or update their integrated resource planning, and directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with other federal energy resilience and modernization programs to maximize grant impact and avoid duplication.
Policy Domains
Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act
Identified Gains
- Energy consulting firms and federally funded research centers
- Software and modeling companies for electricity planning
- Grid-enhancing technology and energy storage companies
- Energy consulting and modeling firms
- Electric utilities (investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives)
Identified Costs
- Electric utilities (investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives)
- Department of Energy (Office of Electricity)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Mr. Case, and Mr. Thanedar) …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Balancing area authorities and Transmission Organizations, Electric utilities (investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives)
Electric utilities (investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives) faces effects in multiple directions
Energy consulting and modeling firms, Energy consulting firms and federally funded research centers
Grid-enhancing technology and energy storage companies
Distributed energy resource providers (rooftop solar, community wind)
Software and modeling companies for electricity planning
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy, acting through the head of the Office of Electricity
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602)
Secretary of Energy, acting through the head of the Office of Electricity of the Department of Energy
The ability of the electricity system to maintain sufficient generating, storage, and transmitting capacity to meet forecasted demand and reliability requirements under a range of conditions
A State in which the electricity system has been functionally separated with independent power producers, Transmission Organizations, and utilities retaining distribution
A technology designed to improve the reliability, efficiency, or flexibility of the electricity system, including smart grid technology, energy storage, and advanced grid management systems
A State in which the electricity system remains functionally aggregated such that a regulated utility owns and operates generating, transmitting, and distributing assets
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