Julie Fedorchak

The High-Capacity Grid Act would encourage public utilities to use more efficient power lines when building new projects or upgrading old ones. It would make it easier for utilities to get back the costs of these advanced lines. At the same time, it would make it harder to recover costs for less efficient options. This aims to improve how electricity moves across the country.

This bill would stop power companies from making people in one state pay for new electric power lines that even partly support another state's energy policies. It would only allow these costs to be passed on if your state's public officials specifically agree to it. This means consumers would not be charged for projects their state didn't approve.

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This bill would stop a land management plan for North Dakota created by the Bureau of Land Management. If passed, the plan, which outlines how federal lands in North Dakota would be managed, would not take effect. This means the rules for how these lands are used would not change based on this specific plan.

This bill would stop certain large power plants from closing or changing their fuel source in parts of the country facing high risks of electricity shortfalls. It sets up a process for power plant owners to ask for exceptions and could provide federal money to keep these plants running, aiming to prevent blackouts.

This bill would change the way new oil, natural gas, and electricity lines crossing U.S. borders are approved. It would replace the current system of Presidential permits with a new "certificate of crossing" process. It also would prevent the President from canceling existing permits for these energy projects without Congress's approval.

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