GRID Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, GRID Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Finance.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act or the GRID Act.
- Section ideac407e0d8454ca1b756c9530d112b56: 2. Findings Congress finds that the construction and operation of data centers and the power sources used to supply data centers with energy— are matters...
- Section idec88f02d0e1e424bac7f5cf8593d80b7: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term covered entity means a private company, or other private entity, that— owns, operates, or maintains a data center; or has...
- Section id463fdf9050374557a6cb7565755a0148: 4. Data center requirement for off-grid power supply Subject to paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,...
- Section id5f6d1ecf57ac49b5a81fd94c212b0819: 5. Data center reporting requirements Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a national requirement for...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, GRID Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, GRID Act, 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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Energy. The term utility includes, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate— an electric utility
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