Requires federal agencies to send proposed rules that affect power generation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for review, and bars finalizing those rules until the commission finds they are not likely to significantly harm grid reliability.

• Requires an annual long-term assessment of whether the bulk-power system has enough generation to meet electricity demand under normal and extreme weather.
• If the grid's electric reliability organization finds the system at risk of generation inadequacy, it must publicly notify FERC, which then notifies agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Requires those agencies to submit covered rules affecting generation resources to FERC for comment, and bars finalizing a rule until the agency responds in writing to FERC's recommendations and FERC finds no likely significant negative impact on reliability.
• Defines covered rules as regulations that relate to or directly affect generation resources and are under development or consideration in rulemaking when the agency receives FERC's notice.

• Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
• Energy Subcommittee
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)

Energy