A Democratic bill with no cosponsors · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Advancing GETs Act of 2025 directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to create a shared savings incentive for developers of grid-enhancing technology. This incentive returns a portion of the savings generated by these investments back to the developer over a three-year period. The bill defines grid-enhancing technology as hardware or software that increases the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of transmission facilities. Additionally, the bill requires annual congestion reporting from transmission operators to track costs and infrastructure constraints. It also mandates the creation of an application guide and a technical clearinghouse by the Secretary of Energy.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires public access to congestion data and maps.
- Scored +4
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides financial incentives for developers investing in grid technology.
- Scored +3
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
The bill mandates that the Commission determine appropriate consumer protections for the shared savings incentive.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial Incentives for Grid Upgrades: The bill establishes a shared savings incentive that returns between 10 and 25 percent of savings to the developer of grid-snhancing technology (Section 3(c)). This is designed to encourage investments that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, resilience, or safety of transmission facilities (Section 2(2)).
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Improved Grid Oversight: Transmission operators must submit annual reports regarding costs associated with congestion management (Section 4(a)). This data helps the Commission and the Secretary of Energy conduct analyses and create a map of congestion management costs (Section 4(c)).
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Support for Utilities and Developers: The Secretary of Energy is required to establish an application guide for those seeking to implement grid-enhancing technologies (Section 5(b)). Furthermore, the Secretary must provide technical assistance and maintain a clearinghouse of completed projects to help identify issues and solutions (Section 5(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Incentive Eligibility: The shared savings incentive only applies if the expected savings are at least four times the cost of the investment (Section 3(e)(1)(A)). Additionally, the incentive cannot be used for technology that was already installed before the Act was enacted (Section 3(e)(2)).
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Regulatory Burdens for Operators: Operators of transmission facilities and technologies are required to submit annual reports containing data on congestion management costs and specific infrastructure constraints (Section 4(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires public access to congestion data and maps.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides financial incentives for developers investing in grid technology.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill mandates that the Commission determine appropriate consumer protections for the shared savings incentive.
- 4/15/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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