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H.R. 1047 House Energy

GRID Power Act

Introduced
Feb 6, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Balderson, Troy (R-OH-12)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Sep 19, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 6, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Feb 6, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Jun 3, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 5, 2025
  5. House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14. Jun 5, 2025
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2025
  7. House Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23. Jun 25, 2025
  8. House Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295. Sep 15, 2025
  9. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251. Sep 15, 2025
  10. House Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure. Sep 15, 2025
  11. House Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4433) Sep 18, 2025
  12. House Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure. Sep 18, 2025
  13. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1047. Sep 18, 2025
  14. House The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Sep 18, 2025
  15. House POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1047, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. Sep 18, 2025
  16. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4444) Sep 18, 2025
  17. House Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433-4434: 1) Sep 18, 2025
  18. House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433) Sep 18, 2025
  19. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 18, 2025
  20. House
    On Passage Sep 18, 2025
    Agreed Yea 216 Nay 206 Roll Call
  21. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Sep 19, 2025

Cosponsors

17

Subjects

Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demand

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • Referred To , Sep 19, 2025
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
    • Reported By , Sep 15, 2025
    • Markup By , Jun 25, 2025
    • Referred To , Feb 6, 2025

Summary

Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act or the GRID Power Act 

This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and periodically review a rule that revises the approval process for interconnection requests of generating units that produce electricity to prioritize dispatchable power projects (e.g., certain fossil fuel projects). 

Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy. Interconnection requests are requests from generating units to connect to the high voltage transmission lines of the electric grid.

First, the rule must address the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably. 

Second, the rule must revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement as appropriate, to authorize transmission providers to submit proposals to FERC to prioritize new dispatchable power projects that will improve grid reliability and resource adequacy by assigning those projects higher positions in the interconnection queue of the provider. FERC must review and approve or deny such proposals within 60 days after the proposal is submitted.

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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