,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifcj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,mackenzie 7for himself and ,ms4 ,bynum7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,energy ,information ,administration to conduct an analysis and publish a report on changes in the principal electricity cost components reflected in retail electricity bills for residential customers and small business customers in each ,state1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,better ,information through ,line-item ,labeling ,drivers ,act or the ,,bill ,drivers ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,residential customers and small business customers in many ,states have experienced material increases in electricity bills driven by multiple1 identifiable factors1 including electricity generation1 transmission1 and distribution costs1 ,state and local public policy requirements1 and taxes4 7#b7 ,publicly available analyses produced by independent market monitors for ,regional ,transmission ,organizations and ,independent ,system ,operators demonstrate that electricity costs can be disaggregated into discrete1 transparent cost components at a point in time using existing data and methodologies4 7#c7 ,while such component level data exists1 it is not consistently presented to customers or policymakers in a standardized1 accessible format that clearly identifies the relative magnitude and comparative contribution of each cost driver to electricity bills4 7#d7 ,a clear1 point in time identification of electricity cost components will assist customers and policymakers in understanding the cost drivers of electricity bills1 without altering retail ratemaking authority or assigning cost responsibility to individual electric utilities4 #c4 ,energy ,information ,administration analysis of electricity cost components 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,commission1 shall conduct and publish a standardized analysis1 for each ,state1 of changes over the preceding #g-year period in the principal electricity cost components reflected in retail electricity bills for residential customers and small business customers4 7b7 ,contents ,the analysis conducted under this section shall1 at a minimum-- 7#a7 identify changes1 for each ,state1 over the preceding #g-year period in each electricity cost component identified as applicable by the ,administrator1 including-- 7,a7 generation costs1 including all costs incurred to generate or procure electric energy and resource adequacy necessary to serve customer load1 regardless of whether such costs are recovered through competitive wholesale markets or cost of service regulation2 7,b7 transmission-related costs2 7,c7 electricity distribution costs2 7,d7 ,state and local taxes and fees1 including-- 7i7 sales and use taxes on electricity2 7ii7 gross receipts taxes2 and 7iii7 municipal utility taxes and other miscellaneous fees imposed by ,state or local governments as determined by the ,administrator2 and 7,e7 ,state policy cost components2 7#b7 distinguish1 to the extent practicable1 among ,federal1 ,state1 and local policy-related costs1 including taxes and public policy mandates2 and 7#c7 assess1 to the extent practicable1 the impacts of large load additions1 including data centers1 on electricity cost trends4 7c7 ,market structure neutrality ,in conducting the analysis under this section1 the ,administrator shall identify electricity cost components in such a manner that enables comparison across ,states with differing electricity market structures1 including ,states served by vertically integrated utilities and ,states with restructured or competitive retail electricity markets4 7d7 ,data sources ,in conducting the analysis under this section1 the ,administrator shall leverage publicly available data1 including-- 7#a7 ,energy ,information ,administration ,form #hfa and related data sets2 and 7#b7 publicly available reports and analyses produced by independent market monitors for ,regional ,transmission ,organizations and ,independent ,system ,operators1 where applicable4 7e7 ,consultation with the ,commission ,the ,commission shall provide technical assistance to the ,administrator with respect to wholesale electricity1 capacity1 transmission1 and ancillary services cost trends and related data under the ,commission's jurisdiction1 including in regions with organized wholesale markets4 7f7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report on the results of the analysis conducted under this section4 #d4 ,regional reliability and cost context 7a7 ,in general ,in conducting the analysis under section #c1 the ,administrator shall consider relevant findings from the most recent ,long-,term ,reliability ,assessment published by the ,electric ,reliability ,organization pursuant to section #bae7;g7 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7g77 regarding load growth1 resource adequacy1 and transmission needs4 7b7 ,submission ,the ,administrator shall summarize how the findings described in subsection 7a7 relate to electricity cost trends and include such summary in the report submitted to ,congress under section #c4 7c7 ,coordination and use of existing data ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require the ,electric ,reliability ,organization to conduct a new assessment or to duplicate any existing reliability or adequacy study4 #e4 ,publication and transparency ,the ,commission and the ,administrator shall publish the results of the analysis conducted under section #c in a clear1 consumer-friendly format on the website of the ,commission1 and the website of the ,energy ,information ,administration1 respectively4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,energy ,information ,administration4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission4 7#c7 ,electric consumer ,the term electric consumer has the meaning given such term in section #c7e7 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb7e774 7#d7 ,electricity cost component ,the term electricity cost component means an identifiable category of costs incurred to generate electricity1 or procure1 deliver1 or administer electric service to residential customers1 commercial customers1 or industrial customers1 which may be recovered through wholesale market transactions1 bundled cost-of-service rates1 or other regulatory mechanisms1 including-- 7,a7 electricity generation1 capacity1 transmission1 and delivery1 as applicable2 7,b7 ancillary services2 7,c7 administrative charges2 7,d7 ,state policy cost components2 and 7,e7 other cost categories as determined by the ,administrator4 7#e7 ,electric ,reliability ,organization ,the term ,electric ,reliability ,organization has the meaning given such term in section #bae7;a77#b7 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a77#b774 7#f7 ,independent ,system ,operator ,the term ,independent ,system ,operator has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74 7#g7 ,regional ,transmission ,organization ,the term ,regional ,transmission ,organization has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74 7#h7 ,residential customer ,the term residential customer means an electric consumer that receives electric service for use in a private dwelling unit1 including single family homes and individual dwelling units within multifamily buildings1 and that falls within the residential sector classifications used by the ,energy ,information ,administration in its official publications4 7#i7 ,small business customer ,the term small business customer means a nonresidential electric consumer that is not classified as an industrial customer and that falls within the commercial sector classifications used by the ,energy ,information ,administration in its official publications4 7#aj7 ,state policy cost component ,the term ,state policy cost component means the portion of electricity costs attributable to requirements1 charges1 or obligations established under ,state law or regulation that affect the cost of providing electricity to electric consumers4 ,state policy cost components include net metering requirements1 renewable portfolio standards1 and public benefits requirements4 7,a7 ,net metering ,the term net metering means a service to an electric consumer under which electric energy generated by that electric consumer from an eligible on-site generating facility and delivered to the local distribution facilities may be used to offset electric energy provided by the electric utility to the electric consumer during the applicable billing period4 7,b7 ,renewable portfolio standard ,the term renewable portfolio standard means a ,state policy that requires or establishes a goal for electric utilities or other load serving entities to supply a specified minimum share of electricity sales from eligible renewable energy resources1 as defined under ,state law4 7,c7 ,public benefits requirement ,the term public benefits requirement means a ,state established requirement1 charge1 rider1 or assessment applied to electric service that1 as determined by the ,administrator1 funds or supports legislatively or regulatorily authorized public interest objectives1 including customer support mechanisms1 energy efficiency programs1 or similar purposes1 regardless of the terminology used by the ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or territorial governments4 #g4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to alter existing ratemaking authority1 require changes to retail electricity rates1 or assign cost responsibility to any specific electric utility or customer class4