SENATE 704117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/11/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish within its Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability a grant program that provides incentives for electric utilities to increase the resiliency of the power grid to withstand natural disasters and reduce the risk of wildfires.
Cosponsors (1)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Congressional oversight
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Natural disasters
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Roads and highways
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