H.R. 7728 (IH) - Connect the Grid Act ... Full Title To interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to its neighbors, and for other purposes.
Interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to its neighbors.
Occurrences
Evidence
Mr. Casar (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Jayapal, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
To interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to its neighbors, and for other purposes... This Act may be cited as the 'Connect the Grid Act'... [and] requires minimum total transfer capability between ERCOT and SPP, MISO, and the Western Interconnection.
Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see H.R. 7348), H825 [5MR].
Assessments
The evidence shows Adriano Espaillat supported and cosponsored federal legislation to interconnect ERCOT to neighboring grids, including the Connect the Grid Act in the 118th and 119th Congresses. That demonstrates a serious legislative effort on the promised policy. However, the record provided shows only introduction/referral and no enactment or completed interconnection outcome. Under the rubric, a serious attempt that did not achieve the promised result is scored as never, with effort_badge true.