,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,bald]son introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,nor? 
,am]ican ,electric ,reliability         
,corporation1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy     
,regulatory ,commission1 ,regional      
,transmission ,organizations1 &         
,indep5d5t ,sy/em ,op]ators1 to submit a
 report to ,congress on ! reliability ( 
! electric grid4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,grid ,reliability 
& ,resili5cy ,improvem5ts ,act4  #b4    
,id5tify+ & prev5t+ risks to ! long t]m 
reliability ( electric grid &           
electricity g5]ation ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
& e two ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,electric       
,reliability ,organization 7z def9$ 9   
section #bae7;a77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[]    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a77#b7771 9   
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 !  

,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission1  
,regional ,transmission ,organizations1 
& ,indep5d5t ,sy/em ,op]ators1 %all     
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t--    
7#a7 id5tifies ,/ate & ,f$]al policies t
 affect1 or c\ld affect1 ! retirem5t (  
facilities t g5]ate electricity1 includ+
 retirem5t ( su* facilities t may occur 
because ! co/s ( compliance ) su*       
policies economically disadvantages su* 
facilities2  7#b7 describes ! impact (  
electric utility-level environm5tal1    
social1 & gov]nance 7,,esg7 commitm5ts &
 policies on electric grid reliability &
 :e!r su* commitm5ts & policies         
contribute to ! retirem5t ( facilities t
 g5]ate electricity2  7#c7 id5tifies !  
e/imat$ numb] ( facilities t g5]ate     
electricity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t w be    
retir$1 p] cal5d> ye>1 until #bjcj2     
7#d7 describes ! e/imat$ increase 9 dem&
 = electricity until cal5d> ye> #bjcj1  

tak+ into consid]ation ,/ate & ,f$]al   
economy-wide electrification ef=ts1 &   
:e!r ! e/imat$ level ( new electricity  
g5]ation t w connect to ! bulk-p[]      
sy/em1 includ+ facilities & control     
facilities & control sy/ems necess>y =  
op]at+ an int]connect$ electricity      
transmission network & electricity f    
g5]ation facilities ne$$ to ma9ta9      
transmission sy/em reliability1 w meet  
su* e/imat$ increase 9 dem& =           
electricity by cal5d> ye> #bjcj2  7#e7  
outl9es :e!r ! curr5t pace ( facilities 
t g5]ate electricity f non-dispat*able  
v>iable en]gy res\rces connect+ to !    
bulk-p[] sy/em is suffici5t-- 7,a7 to   
exce$ ! pace ( retirem5t ( facilities t 
g5]ate electricity f dispat*able1 firm1 
or flexible res\rces2 &  7,b7 to meet ! 
e/imat$ increase 9 dem& = electricity by
 cal5d> ye> #bjcj2  7#f7 provides       
recomm5dations to improve ! reliability 
( ! electric grid & to ensure t         
electricity g5]ation c meet e/imat$ dem&
 = electricity by cal5d> ye> #bjcj1 z   

well z anticipat$ res]ve m>g9s2  7#g7   
id5tifies :e!r increas$ electricity     
g5]ation f natural gas & increas$       
natural gas transportation is ess5tial  
to ! reliability ( ! electric grid by   
cal5d> ye> #bjcj & ! importance (       
natural gas = electricity g5]ation z a  
balanc+1 flexible res\rce2 &  7#h7      
quantifies ! b5efits ( g5]ation (       
electricity us+ flexible res\rces t c   
dispat* on dem&1 are able to c\nt]      
v>iations 9 electricity g5]ation & dem&1
 & balance g5]ation ( electricity us+   
int]mitt5t & non-dispat*able res\rces4