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HRES290119th Congress
Recognizing that the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation facilities, before facilities with equal or greater reliability attributes are available, is a threat to the reliability of the United States electric grid.
Sponsored By: Representative Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
This resolution would say that retiring dispatchable power plants without equal replacements threatens U.S. electric grid reliability. It argues that rapid retirements of coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants combined with fast growth of weather-dependent wind and solar reduce the grid's ability to meet peak demand and could raise prices for households.
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- Households: The resolution warns United States families could face higher electricity bills and reduced reliability as nonintermittent generators retire.
- Grid operators and regions: It cites the North American Electric Reliability Corporation finding seven transmission regions at elevated or high risk and forecasts that 18 of 20 transmission subregions could fall below reference margins by 2034, with seven turning negative.
- Energy policy and demand: The resolution urges expanding domestic energy production and criticizes environmental rules and federal incentives it says drive premature retirements. It also flags rising demand from artificial intelligence — up to 12 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030 — and DOE projections of 15 to 20 percent higher energy demand by 2035.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]
ND • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
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