S 2929 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

POWER Act

Introduced Nov 17, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Debbie Stabenow D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 17, 2014
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Providing Opportunities to Work for Energy Reliability Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review any decision by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NAERC) to approve a new balancing authority that would alter cost allocations under an existing system support resources agreement.

Precludes such new balancing authority from taking effect until approved by FERC.

Requires FERC to publish a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed NAERC decision, including its likely financial impact upon ratepayers, before issuing a decision to approve, disapprove, or modify the NAERC decision.

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

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  1. Nov 17, 2014Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 17, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5722POWER ActIdentical billNov 21, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

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  1. Nov 17, 2014Introduced in Senate

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