GRID Power Act
Sponsor: Troy Balderson (R-OH)
, certain fossil fuel projects). Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy.
Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 216 | 50.3% |
| Nay | Lost | 206 | 46.7% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 3.0% |