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119-s-1327119th CongressWALLET

Advancing GETs Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Welch, Peter [D-VT]

In Committee

Summary

This bill would create a FERC rulemaking that offers a shared savings incentive for grid-enhancing technologies, with added congestion reporting and a DOE application guide. It would tie a uniform percentage of savings back to the developer and require public congestion data and technical support for deployment.

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  • Developers and project funders would get a uniform shared-savings payment set between 10% and 25% of measured savings, returned over a 3-year period, but only for projects whose expected 3-year savings are at least four times the investment.
  • Transmission operators and planners must report annual congestion data using a FERC-set metric, flagging constraints with more than $500,000 in associated costs; FERC and DOE would publish an annual congestion-cost map for analysis.
  • The Department of Energy would produce an application guide within 18 months, offer technical assistance on request, and run a public clearinghouse of completed GET projects to share best practices; the bill authorizes $5.0 million for FY2025 and $1.0 million annually for FY2026–2036.

*This would modestly increase federal spending by authorizing about $16.0 million in appropriations over 2025–2036.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Shared savings for grid upgrades

If enacted, FERC would have 18 months to make a rule that pays developers a share of measured savings from new grid-enhancing technology. The Commission must set one uniform rate between 10% and 25% for all eligible projects. Payments would come from measured savings over a three-year period. A project would qualify only if expected savings over three years are at least four times the investment cost. FERC must review the incentive between 7 and 10 years after it starts. The incentive would not apply to GETs already installed when the bill is enacted.

Annual congestion cost reporting

If enacted, FERC would have 18 months to set a single metric and data protocol for congestion reporting. One year after that rule takes effect, transmission operators must file yearly reports on congestion-management costs. Reports must flag constraints that caused more than $500,000 in costs and identify causes and the next limiting element. FERC and the Energy Department would publish an annually updated public map of congestion costs.

DOE guide, help, and small grants

If enacted, the Energy Secretary would have 18 months to publish a how-to guide for utilities and developers on grid-enhancing technologies. The guide would be updated each year and the Department would provide technical help on request. The Department must keep a clearinghouse of completed projects. Congress would be authorized $5,000,000 for 2025 and $1,000,000 per year from 2026 through 2036 to carry this out.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Welch, Peter [D-VT]

VT • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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