Electric Supply Chain Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to track vulnerabilities, shortages, and national security risks across the supply chain that builds and maintains the nation's electric grid. Officials must evaluate domestic manufacturing bottlenecks, reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals and grid parts, and the potential security impacts on power-heavy sectors like artificial intelligence. The agency will also study workforce needs—such as recruiting military veterans and examining security concerns regarding non-citizen employees—and deliver regular policy recommendations to Congress to protect power reliability.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- Department of EnergyRequires the Secretary of Energy to periodically assess the electric power supply chain, consult with relevant industry and advocacy stakeholders, and submit recurring reports and recommendations to Congress starting within one year.
The provisions, in plain language.
Requires the Department of Energy, in consultation with electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, and ratepayer advocates, to periodically assess the electric power supply chain, focusing on domestic manufacturing, critical materials processing, and obstacles to adopting advanced grid technologies.
Requires the assessments to evaluate national security risks and workforce issues, including reliance on foreign adversaries, threats to U.S. artificial intelligence leadership, potential vulnerabilities from employing non-citizens at power facilities, and opportunities to hire military veterans and spouses.
Requires the Department of Energy to report its assessment findings and policy recommendations for securing the electric supply chain to congressional energy committees within one year of enactment and periodically thereafter.