HR-3143 : Still Just a Bill
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The State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act (H.R. 3143) proposes amendments to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). This bill aims to enhance electric grid reliability by establishing a new standard for how states and utilities plan for future energy needs.
Specifically, H.R. 3143 would:
- Require electric utilities that use integrated resource planning to establish measures to ensure a reliable supply of electric energy over a 10-year period. This includes maintaining the operation of, or procuring electric energy from, "reliable generation facilities."
- Define a "reliable generation facility" as one that:
- Can generate electricity continuously for at least 30 days.
- Possesses adequate on-site fuel or a continuous energy source, or has contractual obligations to ensure fuel supply for at least 30 days.
- Is capable of generating electricity during emergency and severe weather conditions.
- Provides essential services related to reliable electricity availability, such as frequency and voltage support.
- Mandate that state regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities begin considering this new standard within one year of the bill's enactment and make a final determination within two years.
- Exempt states from these mandatory timelines if, before the bill's enactment, they have already implemented a comparable standard, conducted a proceeding to consider such a standard, or if their state legislature voted on a similar standard within the last three years.
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