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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 290
Recognizing that the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation facili-
ties, before facilities with equal or greater reliability attributes are avail-
able, is a threat to the reliability of the United States electric grid.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL2, 2025
Ms. F
EDORCHAK(for herself and Ms. LEEof Florida) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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 con-
ditions 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;
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(5) the East region of the SERC Reliability Cor-
poration;
(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 trans-
mission subregions to fall below their respective reference
margins by 2034, 7 of which are anticipated to turn neg-
ative, meaning there will be less cushion, no cushion, or
a negative cushion to handle unexpected spikes in elec-
tricity demand across most of the United States;
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
considers the retirement of hydrocarbon-powered genera-
tion 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 re-
source 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 nat-
ural gas capacity for electric generation during peak de-
mand;
Whereas the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
identified environmental regulations as the driving force
behind retirements of coal, natural gas, and nuclear gen-
erators, which could have a profound and negative effect
on the reliability of the bulk power system over the next
decade;
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Whereas electricity consumption from artificial intelligence,
regarded as a strategically important emerging tech-
nology by the Department of Defense, is expected to con-
stitute 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 De-
partment of Energy;
Whereas the United States Energy Information Administra-
tion projects, under a high-growth scenario, that indus-
trial sector energy consumption will increase by 32 per-
cent 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, intermit-
tent energy supply and a growing risk of electric grid in-
stability;
Whereas addressing this National Energy Emergency re-
quires 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 en-
ergy production will improve the affordability, reliability,
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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 de-
liver peace through strength: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) recognizes the instability of the United 2
States electric grid and the threat to electric grid re-3
liability from the retirement of nonintermittent elec-4
tric generation facilities without the replacement of 5
such facilities with facilities with the same at-6
tributes; 7
(2) recognizes that energy is not sustainable if 8
it is not affordable and reliable; 9
(3) recognizes that burdensome environmental 10
regulations and market-distorting Federal incentives 11
are the driving force behind premature retirements 12
of nonintermittent electric generating facilities, 13
which raises prices and reduces the reliability of 14
electricity supply for United States households; and 15
(4) supports President Trump’s efforts to un-16
leash United States energy and encourages develop-17
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ment of the God given resources of the United 1
States. 2
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