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Advancing GETs Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1327| Senate 
| Updated: 4/8/2025
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Angus S. King (Independent)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation mandates the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish a shared savings incentive for investments in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs). Within 18 months, FERC must issue a final rule to return a portion of the savings attributable to GETs to the developer, defined as the entity paying for installation. This incentive will provide developers with 10 to 25 percent of the savings over a three-year period, applied consistently across all eligible investments, not on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility for the incentive requires that the expected savings from the GET investment be at least four times the cost over three years, and it applies only to newly installed GETs, not those already in place. FERC is also tasked with determining appropriate consumer protections and will evaluate the incentive's necessity and efficacy between seven and ten years after its establishment, considering its alignment with regional transmission planning requirements. Furthermore, the bill requires transmission operators to submit annual reports on congestion costs , identifying constraints causing over $500,000 in costs and planned upgrades. FERC must establish a universal metric for this reporting within 18 months. The collected data will be used by FERC and the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct analyses and create a publicly available, annually updated map of transmission system congestion costs. Finally, the DOE is directed to establish an application guide for utilities and developers seeking to implement GETs, to be reviewed and updated annually. The DOE will also provide technical assistance and create a clearinghouse of past GET projects to aid in identifying solutions. The bill authorizes appropriations of $5 million for fiscal year 2025 and $1 million annually from 2026 through 2036 to support these efforts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3918
Advancing GETs Act of 2024
Apr 8, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2703
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3918
    Advancing GETs Act of 2024


  • April 8, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2703
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 8, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2703: Advancing GETs Act of 2025

Advancing GETs Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1327| Senate 
| Updated: 4/8/2025
This legislation mandates the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish a shared savings incentive for investments in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs). Within 18 months, FERC must issue a final rule to return a portion of the savings attributable to GETs to the developer, defined as the entity paying for installation. This incentive will provide developers with 10 to 25 percent of the savings over a three-year period, applied consistently across all eligible investments, not on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility for the incentive requires that the expected savings from the GET investment be at least four times the cost over three years, and it applies only to newly installed GETs, not those already in place. FERC is also tasked with determining appropriate consumer protections and will evaluate the incentive's necessity and efficacy between seven and ten years after its establishment, considering its alignment with regional transmission planning requirements. Furthermore, the bill requires transmission operators to submit annual reports on congestion costs , identifying constraints causing over $500,000 in costs and planned upgrades. FERC must establish a universal metric for this reporting within 18 months. The collected data will be used by FERC and the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct analyses and create a publicly available, annually updated map of transmission system congestion costs. Finally, the DOE is directed to establish an application guide for utilities and developers seeking to implement GETs, to be reviewed and updated annually. The DOE will also provide technical assistance and create a clearinghouse of past GET projects to aid in identifying solutions. The bill authorizes appropriations of $5 million for fiscal year 2025 and $1 million annually from 2026 through 2036 to support these efforts.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3918
Advancing GETs Act of 2024
Apr 8, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2703
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3918
    Advancing GETs Act of 2024


  • April 8, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2703
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 8, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Angus S. King (Independent)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2703: Advancing GETs Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted