The Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act is a bill in the 118th United States Congress. Its provisions direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to "establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities", better coordinating construction of electrical transmission lines.

House - 09/22/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security. (All Actions) Summary: H.R.5551 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) All Information (Except Text) …

2023年9月15日 · WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters introduced the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act, legislation to update and streamline the …

BIG WIRES Act in four areas: (1) interregional transmission builds, (2) electricity system cost savings, (3) climate benefits, and (4) grid resiliency to extreme weather events. Our evaluation compares two systems: one where we impose a Minimum Interregional Trans-fer Capacity (MITC) constraint and another where there is no MITC.

2023年9月15日 · WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act, legislation to update and streamline the country’s patchwork energy transmission system.

This Act may be cited as the “Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply Act” or the “BIG WIRES Act”. SEC. 2. Findings. Congress finds that— (1) interregional electric transmission is foundational to a modern grid and a growing economy based on affordable and abundant energy;

5 天之前 · Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

2024年2月6日 · In this article, we, the authors, estimate how much new transmission capability would be required, and where, by the BIG WIRES Act—arguably the most ambitious expansion of the US transmission grid in a generation. Our analysis helps to provide clarity about how close the bill might come to realizing its intended benefits.

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