BIG WIRES Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5551 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5551 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2023 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 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; (2) in recent decades, th…