Create a bipartisan interregional transmission planning process to speed the transition to a clean energy grid and create jobs.

Sean Casten · Illinois · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 92%

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The Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at creating jobs and expediting the transition to a clean energy grid

Casten commits to supporting interregional transmission planning reforms that accelerate the clean energy grid transition.

Energy and Climate Policy | Sean Casten for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

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SEC. 402. INTERREGIONAL ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLANNING. Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 224. IMPROVING INTERREGIONAL ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLANNING.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Casten introduced 2026 legislation containing an explicit interregional electric transmission planning mandate; the bill was introduced and referred to committees, so it documents effort but not enactment or final delivery.

unresolved unknown A for effort

H.R. 7977 (IH) - Energy Bills Relief Act
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Order Nos. 1920 and 1920-A require transmission providers in neighboring regions to modify their existing interregional transmission coordination procedures to align with the long-term planning reforms.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FERC has adopted administrative interregional coordination reforms, indicating partial progress toward the planning-process goal, but the source does not show Casten’s statutory bipartisan process was enacted or fully implemented.

partial later_term

Explainer on the Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Final Rule | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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