S. 4754 · 117th Congress
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on national resource adequacy, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Braun
- Introduced
- 2022-08-03
- Latest action
- 2022-08-03 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy to study the ability to meet aggregate electricity demand using supply- and demand-side resources. The study must address matters including (1) the effects of recent retirements of baseload electric generation on regional electric grids; and (2) uncertainty in future electricity demand trajectories from climate change, decarbonization, and other factors.