A bill to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers, and for other purposes.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 13, 2014)
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to publish a cost-benefit analysis before issuing any decision that would either: (1) authorize creation of a new capacity zone, or (2) affect the supply and demand curves or models used to determine prices at points in a capacity zone.
Prohibits FERC from issuing any such decision if it determines that such analysis shows that costs will be raised for ratepayers.
Backdates the effective date of this Act to January 1, 2014.
What just happenedNov 13, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 13, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 13, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate