,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dged  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbb,mr4   
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to     
conduct a /udy & submit a report on     
national res\rce adequacy1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,/udy & report on        
national res\rce adequacy  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,res\rce adequacy ,! t]m res\rce        
adequacy means ! ability ( supply side &
 dem&-side res\rces to meet aggregate   
electricity dem& 7includ+ losses74  7#b7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7b7 ,/udy ,!       
,secret>y %all conduct a compreh5sive   
/udy on national res\rce adequacy to    
det]m9e-- 7#a7 h[ rec5t retirem5ts (    
baseload electric g5]ation h affect$ !  
regional firm capacity available = all  
regional electric grids2  7#b7 ! effects
 t plann$ retirem5ts ( baseload electric

 g5]ation & ! increas$ ne$ = peak+      
capacity h or w\ld h on en]gy %ortfalls2
  7#c7 h[ ! v>iable nature ( c]ta9      
s\rces ( en]gy production & =eca/+      
errors may impact res\rce adequacy &    
capacity accr$itation2  7#d7 7,a7 a     
range ( pot5tial future electricity dem&
 trajectories t captures ! unc]ta9ty    
repres5t$ by a *ang+ climate1           
dec>bonization1 & macroeconomic factors2
 &  7,b7 :e!r t future electricity dem& 
requires increas+ firm capacity or      
int]regional transmission to load mat* )
 regional peak p[] dem& dur+ all h\rs ( 
! ye>2 &  7#e7 ! ext5t to :i* v>iable   
g5]ation te*nologies 9 conc]t ) o!r     
te*nical & nonte*nical solutions c      
provide adequate capacity to meet a     
range ( pot5tial future electricity dem&
 trajectories4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           

,repres5tatives a report describ+ !     
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7b71 includ+ recomm5dations = ,congress 
to ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s     
necess>y res\rce adequacy to meet =eca/$
 dem&4