BIG WIRES Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2827 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2827 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2023 Mr. Hickenlooper introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ 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 ener…