Grid Research and Development Act
Sponsored By: Representative Casten
Introduced
Summary
Standardized, machine-readable transmission and interconnection data. This bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to set rules that force transmitting utilities and Transmission Organizations to report consistent, searchable data on projects, costs, capital structure, and interconnection queues.
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- Households and ratepayers would get clearer, public data on what drives transmission costs and congestion losses so they can see how projects affect bills and cost allocation.
- Transmitting utilities and Transmission Organizations would have to submit detailed lifecycle and cost data including project milestones, capacity, voltage, original and final costs, operations and maintenance trends, cost-allocation shares, and capital structure and return information, plus at least quarterly interconnection reporting.
- The Department of Energy, FERC, and National Laboratories would build a centralized, searchable repository and an Interconnection Data Dashboard with APIs, visualizations, anonymized queue data, and periodic research on cost drivers, scenario modeling, and reforms to improve affordability and efficiency.
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Public interconnection queue data dashboard
If enacted, the Secretary of Energy would require National Laboratories to build and run an Interconnection Data Dashboard. The Dashboard would show anonymized interconnection queue data, timelines, study backlogs, and aggregated upgrade costs. Users could filter by region and download data or use APIs. The Secretary and FERC would publish periodic research using the dashboard data to study cost drivers and ways to improve interconnection efficiency.
Public searchable electricity data repository
If enacted, FERC and the Energy Information Administration would build and run a public, searchable electricity data repository. It would include older and new filings from specific FERC forms and other transmission data. The data must be machine-readable, use common formats, and include APIs and bulk downloads when possible. Sensitive details would be anonymized and protected under security rules. The repository would support filing uploads and tools for users to filter and download data.
Standardized reporting rules for utilities
If enacted, FERC would be required to issue a rule that standardizes and modernizes utility and transmission reporting. Reports would be machine-readable, use standard templates, and include quarterly interconnection queue details and full project lifecycle and cost data. The rule would require disclosure of capital structure, returns, congestion costs, losses, and interconnection costs. FERC could require past Form No. 1 filings from the prior five years to be revised. Utilities could request written exemptions, which FERC may grant if justified.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Casten
IL • D
Cosponsors
Levin
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
Carson
IN • 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. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
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