# 119-hr-10489: American Renewable Energy Act of 2026

119-hr-10489, American Renewable Energy Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10489
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Renewable Energy Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Federal Renewable Electricity Standard (FRES)** would set a national credit system and markets to push more wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, qualified hydropower, and marine energy onto the grid. It creates tradable Federal Renewable Electricity Credits and requires large retail suppliers to meet rising renewable shares while prioritizing benefits for impacted communities. - Retail electricity suppliers: Suppliers that sold at least 1,000,000 MWh would need to surrender FRECs equal to rising targets, starting at 20.0% in 2027 and reaching 70.0% in 2036. The Commission would set post‑2036 targets, generally increasing about 3 percentage points a year subject to feasibility. - Impacted communities and distributed generation: The program requires carve-outs so 15% of credits (2027–2030) and 20% (2031–2036) come from distributed generation and the same shares from projects in impacted communities. States must direct at least 50% of alternative compliance payment funds to benefit impacted communities. - States, Tribes, and markets: Credits equal 1 FREC per MWh, are uniquely numbered, tradable, and bankable for up to two years. States and Tribes retain authority to adopt stricter rules. Retailers may use an alternative compliance payment of $50 (indexed) apportioned to States for renewables, storage, or efficiency with required annual reporting.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal renewable electricity rule: mixed, high. If enacted, this would create a federal renewable electricity credit program (one credit per MWh) administered by FERC. Big electricity sellers (those that sold at least 1,000,000 MWh last year) would need to meet rising yearly targets from 20.0% in 2027 to 70.0% in 2036, with FERC setting later ye…
- States can set renewable purchase rates: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would let States set the price a utility pays for renewable electricity when a generator chooses to join a State-approved production incentive program. A facility must opt into the State program to get the State-set rate. The change would help renewable generators who want stable,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10489)

## Related
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10489 (as of 2026-10-09).