What does Preamble of Preventing Power Outages Act do?

This bill aims to extend a program focused on preventing electric grid outages and enhancing its resilience. The bill's stated purpose is to extend a program and includes 'other purposes' not further specified in this section.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Preventing Power Outages Act do?

This Act is formally titled the Preventing Power Outages Act.

What does PREVENTING OUTAGES AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC of Preventing Power Outages Act do?

This section amends Section 40101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It redefines CAIDI, SAIDI, and SAIFI to align with the IEEE standard 1366 (or a successor standard), requiring inclusion of outages exceeding 5 minutes. It establishes a priority and special consideration process for grant recipients based on their SAIDI, SAIFI, and CAIDI scores over the previous 5 years, favoring entities with lower reliability. It mandates that States and Indian Tribes consider the reliability scores of eligible entities when distributing program funds. It removes a subparagraph (C) in subsection (e) and adds a clarification stating that grant applications should not be conditioned on addressing more than one type of activity. It extends the availability of funds from 2022 through 2026 to 2027 through 2031, with funds remaining available until expended.

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Preventing Power Outages Act

Last updated: 5/1/2025 · Introduced: 5/1/2025

Author: Gary Peters (D-MI)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill revises definitions of key electric grid reliability metrics (CAIDI, SAIDI, and SAIFI) to incorporate outages longer than 5 minutes and align with industry standards.
It prioritizes grant recipients for electric grid resilience funding based on their historical reliability scores, favoring entities with fewer and shorter outages.
The bill extends the availability of funding for electric grid resilience programs from 2026 to 2031.

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