S. 465 (119th)Congressional Activities

GRID Power Act

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Since 2008, the U.S. coal industry has seen a decline in the amount of coal mined and consumed—although mining efficiency has improved. The industry’s U.S. employment has declined 92% over a century. U.S. coal consumption and production peaked in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Coal’s decline is due in part to technologi…

AuthorsLexie Ryan
Fossil EnergyEnergy Policy
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PJM is the country’s largest electric grid operator, managing the electricity transmission system for more than 65 million people in all or part of 13 states—Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia—and the Distric…

AuthorsAshley J. Lawson
Energy PolicyElectricity
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Committee meetings

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ScheduledMeetingApr 15, 2026, 6:30 PM
Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S.1327, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology, S.3034, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S.3192, to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, S.3269, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment focused on liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities, S.3947, to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way.
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Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S.1327, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology, S.3034, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S.3192, to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, S.3269, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment focused on liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities, S.3947, to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way.Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S.1327, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology, S.3034, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S.3192, to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, S.3269, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment focused on liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities, S.3947, to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way.

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S.Hrg.119-366Apr 15, 2026Energy and Natural Resources Committee

PENDING LEGISLATION

Related meeting: Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S.1327, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology, S.3034, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S.3192, to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, S.3269, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment focused on liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities, S.3947, to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way. (Apr 15, 2026)

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