HB5154: CHARGE Act of 2023 Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes.
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The CHARGE Act requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a federal agency that oversees energy markets, to write new rules about how power lines are planned across regions. The bill aims to connect remote areas to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. It affects how utilities and grid operators plan long-distance transmission lines that carry electricity between states. The bill is currently introduced, meaning it has been formally submitted to Congress but has not yet moved to .
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Sponsors
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (28)
Greg Casar
Mike Levin
Paul Tonko
Jamaal Bowman
Jared Huffman