Electricity Transmission Scorecard Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced
Summary
Standardized, public scorecards for electricity transmission. This bill would create a federal framework to collect, verify, and publish performance metrics for transmission owners and regional grid operators to boost transparency, reliability, and affordability for ratepayers.
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- Households and ratepayers would see affordability, reliability, and emissions intensity data published in machine readable formats so consumers and regulators can compare utilities and regions.
- Covered transmission owners would have to file biannual Transmission Investment, Accountability, and Performance Scorecards and Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission Organizations, and transmission planners would file annual Regional Investment, Accountability, and Performance Scorecards. The Commission would have to issue a final implementing rule within one year.
- The bill would require independent verification of scorecards, set term limits on evaluators (no more than five consecutive periods or 15 times in ten years for transmission owners; no more than three consecutive periods or seven times in ten years for ISOs/RTOs), and authorize National Laboratories or qualified institutions to audit scorecards. The Department of Energy would publish an annual compendium and run a triennial implementation review.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New transmission scorecard reporting
This bill would require covered transmission owners to file a Transmission Investment, Accountability, and Performance Scorecard every two years. ISOs, RTOs, and transmission planners would file a Regional scorecard every year. The Commission would finish a final rule within 1 year of enactment. Initial scorecards would be due no later than 6 months after that final rule. Scorecards would include affordability, financing, reliability, interconnection fairness, investment effectiveness, and other specified metrics.
Public portal for scorecards data
The bill would direct the Department of Energy to start a public, searchable portal within 12 months of enactment and make it available within 18 months. The portal would publish each scorecard and its non-confidential underlying data in machine-readable formats.
Verification, advisory, and exemption rules
The bill would require independent verification of scorecards before publication. Verifiers must be qualified and independent and may inspect projects. It would limit how long one verifier can serve (transmission owners: no more than 5 reports in a row and no more than 15 times in 10 years; ISOs/RTOs/planners: no more than 3 in a row and no more than 7 times in 10 years). The Commission would set a 17-member stakeholder group and must reply in writing to its advice within 60 days. The Commission must hold public technical conferences at least once every 3 years. The Commission could narrowly exempt entire categories from a metric only if it is demonstrably inapplicable.
Who must report and technology definitions
The bill would define which entities are "covered transmission owners" and which are excluded. It would include owners on the bulk-power system and others with 100 megawatts or more of transmission capacity under peak demand. The bill would also define "grid-enhancing technology" and list examples like dynamic line ratings, power flow controls, real-time monitoring, and transformer upgrades.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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