S. 4754 · 117th Congress · Senate

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on national resource adequacy, and for other purposes.

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Aug 3, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.