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S. 3976 (119th Congress)Committee
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The bill removes several Federal Power Act exemptions that currently apply to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), bringing it more fully under federal jurisdiction, and directs the FERC to order the Electric Reliability Organization to propose a reliability standard requiring minimum transfer capability between ERCOT and the SPP, MISO, and Western Interconnection regions by specified gigawatt ranges. The standard would require joint plans for siting or modifying transmission facilities, with a completion target of January 1, 2035, and priorities including grid-enhancing technologies, existing rights-of-way, degraded land, renewable access, community outreach, and prevailing wages and apprenticeship programs. The bill also increases borrowing authority under the Transmission Facilitation Program from $2.5 billion to $13.5 billion and requires a Department of Energy study of benefits from interconnection with Mexico.
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