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HR 1047 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

GRID Power Act

In plain language: Power plants that can generate electricity on demand would be able to jump ahead in the waiting line to connect to the nation's electric grid. Regional grid operators could petition federal regulators to prioritize these power sources over other projects to help prevent blackouts and meet peak energy demand. To do so, grid operators would have to prove the fast-tracked projects are necessary for grid reliability, gather public input, and receive federal approval within a 60-day review window.

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People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the legislation regulates wholesale power transmission providers, generation developers, and regulatory agencies rather than specifying an individual population count.
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; the bill contains no direct appropriations, fees, or authorizations of funding.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Energy sources−25Greenhouse-gas policy−15

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Developers of new dispatchable power projectsUnder Section 3(a), new dispatchable generation projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can receive priority placement (higher positions) in electric transmission interconnection queues, allowing them to connect to the grid faster and more cost-effectively.provisional
  • Electric transmission providers (including ISOs, RTOs, and transmission-owning utilities)Section 3(a)(2)(A) authorizes transmission providers to submit proposals to adjust their interconnection queues to prioritize dispatchable power projects, giving them greater flexibility to manage grid reliability.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Electric transmission providers (including ISOs, RTOs, and transmission-owning utilities)Under Section 3(a)(2)(B), transmission providers that seek to prioritize dispatchable projects in their interconnection queues must conduct public comment and stakeholder engagement, demonstrate reliability need, and submit regular reliability and resilience reports to the Commission.provisional
  • Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionSection 3 mandates that the Commission initiate a rulemaking within 90 days, promulgate final regulations within 180 days, approve or deny transmission provider proposals within 60 days of receipt, and review the regulations at least once every five years.provisional
  • Non-prioritized power project developers in the interconnection queueUnder Section 3(a)(2)(A), moving new dispatchable projects ahead in the interconnection queue can push other pending generation projects further back in line, potentially delaying their connection to the electric grid.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules within 180 days allowing electric transmission operators to give new dispatchable power projects priority placement in line to connect to the electric grid.

    Sec. 3(a), (c)provisional

  2. Requires transmission operators proposing to prioritize projects in the connection queue to demonstrate reliability needs, hold a public comment and stakeholder engagement process, and submit regular reliability reports to the Commission.

    Sec. 3(a)(2)(B)provisional

  3. Directs the Commission to approve or deny a transmission operator's queue prioritization proposal within 60 days of receiving it.

    Sec. 3(b)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Sep 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Sep 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 18, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433)
  4. Sep 18, 2025Passed/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)
  5. Sep 15, 2025Rules 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.
  6. Sep 15, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
  7. Sep 15, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
  8. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
  9. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House

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