Utilities would find it easier to recover costs for advanced power lines.
The High-Capacity Grid Act would encourage public utilities to use more efficient power lines when building new projects or upgrading old ones. It would make it easier for utilities to get back the costs of these advanced lines. At the same time, it would make it harder to recover costs for less efficient options. This aims to improve how electricity moves across the country.
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reviews the costs of power lines used by public utilities on a case-by-case basis, without specific rules for "best-available" technology. After this bill, FERC would be required to assume that using the most advanced, efficient power lines is a prudent choice with fair costs, making it easier for utilities to recover those expenses. Conversely, using less advanced lines would be presumed less prudent, making cost recovery harder.
HR 6633 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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