H.R. 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
Sponsor: Gabe Evans
1 cosponsor
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
This bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning.
Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.
The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities that
- enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days;
- have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual obligations that achieve the same;
- have operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and
- provide services such as frequency support and voltage support.
Text of the bill
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in House, May 29, 2025).
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Dec 11, 2025 · Engrossed in House H.Amdt. 117: An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part D of House Report 119-399 to require the GAO to conduct a review of existing IRP processes and whether states are considering reliable generation in their portfolios. Official page › H.Res. 936: On Ordering the Previous Question — Passed, 216–210 · Roll Call 317 H.Res. 936: On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed, 215–211 · Roll Call 318 On Passage — Passed, 218–207 · Roll Call 323
(a) Report. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of integrated resource planning employed by State regulated electric utilities prior to the implementation of section 111(d)(22) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(22)), as added by section 2 of this Act, in ensuring sufficient reliable generation facilities to maintain the reliability, stability, and affordability of electric service for electric consumers.
(b) Definitions. In this section:
(1) Electric consumer; integrated resource planning; State regulated electric utility. The terms electric consumer, integrated resource planning, and State regulated electric utility have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).
(2) Reliable generation facility. The term reliable generation facility has the meaning given such term in section 111(d)(22) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(22)), as added by section 2 of this Act.