119-hres290

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 290 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 290

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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 2, 2025

 Ms. Fedorchak (for herself and Ms. Lee of Florida) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce

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 RESOLUTION

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.

Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, in the 2024 Long-
 Term Reliability Assessment, identified several transmission regions as 
 being at elevated or high risk of electricity shortages during extreme 
 weather conditions or normal peak conditions, including--

    (1) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas;

    (2) the Midcontinent Independent System Operator;

    (3) the New England Subregion of the Northeast Power Coordinating 
Council;

    (4) the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland Interconnection;

    (5) the East region of the SERC Reliability Corporation;

    (6) the Southwest Power Pool; and

    (7) the California and Mexico Subregion of the Western Electricity 
Coordinating Council;

Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation anticipates the 
 reserve margins of 18 out of 20 transmission subregions to fall below 
 their respective reference margins by 2034, 7 of which are anticipated 
 to turn negative, meaning there will be less cushion, no cushion, or a 
 negative cushion to handle unexpected spikes in electricity demand 
 across most of the United States;
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation considers the 
 retirement of hydrocarbon-powered generation facilities, such as coal 
 and natural gas, and the rapid interconnection of intermittent sources, 
 such as solar and wind, as creating a variable and weather-dependent 
 resource mix, negatively affecting essential services and overall 
 electric grid reliability;
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation acknowledges that 
 natural gas pipelines are not being added to the United States resource 
 mix fast enough to meet demand, leaving some areas with insufficient 
 natural gas capacity for electric generation during peak demand;
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation identified 
 environmental regulations as the driving force behind retirements of 
 coal, natural gas, and nuclear generators, which could have a profound 
 and negative effect on the reliability of the bulk power system over the 
 next decade;
Whereas electricity consumption from artificial intelligence, regarded as a 
 strategically important emerging technology by the Department of 
 Defense, is expected to constitute up to 12 percent of total United 
 States electricity consumption by 2030;
Whereas total United States energy demand is expected to grow by 15 to 20 
 percent by 2035, according to the Department of Energy;
Whereas the United States Energy Information Administration projects, under a 
 high-growth scenario, that industrial sector energy consumption will 
 increase by 32 percent by 2050;
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump declared a National Energy 
 Emergency, stating that the policies of the previous administration have 
 pushed the United States into a crisis marked by an inadequate, 
 intermittent energy supply and a growing risk of electric grid 
 instability;
Whereas addressing this National Energy Emergency requires immediate and 
 decisive action to restore reliability and security to the United States 
 electric grid;
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive order titled 
 ``Unleashing American Energy'' which rightfully declares that it is in 
 the national interest to unleash the affordable and reliable energy and 
 natural resources of the United States;
Whereas President Trump's immediate attention to United States energy 
 underscores the outsized role that energy has in the domestic economy, 
 and how more domestic energy production will improve the affordability, 
 reliability, and sustainability of the electric grid of the United 
 States; and
Whereas a free and competitive energy market will restore the United States to 
 prosperity, including for middle-class men and women who have been 
 forgotten by the economy in recent years, and will rebuild the economic 
 and military security of the United States, which will deliver peace 
 through strength: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) recognizes the instability of the United States 
 electric grid and the threat to electric grid reliability from 
 the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation 
 facilities without the replacement of such facilities with 
 facilities with the same attributes;

    (2) recognizes that energy is not sustainable if it is not 
 affordable and reliable;

    (3) recognizes that burdensome environmental regulations 
 and market-distorting Federal incentives are the driving force 
 behind premature retirements of nonintermittent electric 
 generating facilities, which raises prices and reduces the 
 reliability of electricity supply for United States households; 
 and

    (4) supports President Trump's efforts to unleash United 
 States energy and encourages development of the God given 
 resources of the United States.
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