H.R. 3628 · Passed House · Energy

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

What it does

Requires state utility regulators to consider requiring measures for reliable electricity availability over a 10-year period.
Applies to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans rather than capacity markets.
Directs regulators to consider requiring plans to maintain reliable generation facilities or procure power from them.
Defines reliable generation facilities as those able to run at least 30 days on fuel kept on site or under contract, operate in emergencies and severe weather, and provide frequency and voltage support.

Official summary

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act This bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning. Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities. The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities that enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days; have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual…

Latest action

Dec 15, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources