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Bipartisan Bill Proposes FERC Standards for US Grid Interconnection

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 7
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What happened

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A bipartisan Senate bill, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, aims to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish standards for interregional transmission planning. This effort seeks to create a process for planning transmission between regions to help keep electricity more reliable and affordable.

From hometownregister.com

Why it matters

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The legislation addresses the lack of a comparable joint planning framework across the contiguous U.S.'s 12 transmission-planning regions. Experts note that the U.S. currently lags behind Europe and China in terms of grid connectivity.

A bipartisan bill has been approved in the House and now heads to the Senate, aiming to reduce strategic dependencies on China.

From hometownregister.com

Who's involved

  • Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionThe independent agency that the bill would require to establish new transmission standards.
  • CongressThe legislative body where the bill was introduced and is currently moving through.
  • EuropeA geopolitical state used as a benchmark for US grid connectivity performance.
  • ChinaA geopolitical state used as a benchmark for US grid connectivity performance.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • PJM InterconnectionSpeculative

    PJM Interconnection could see changes in operational coordination due to new standards from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

  • AmazonSpeculative

    Amazon could benefit from reduced operational risk and stabilized power costs due to improved grid connectivity.

  • TexasSpeculative

    Texas might see changes in state energy market stability and investment due to federal mandates on interregional planning.

Possible ripples

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