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Index BIG WIRES Act

The Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act is a bill in the 118th United States Congress.[1]

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  1. 56 relations: Brownout (electricity), Bruce Westerman, Climate change mitigation, Cold wave, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Demand response, Democratic Party (United States), Eastern Interconnection, Electric power transmission, Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Fossil fuel, Garret Graves, Gas-fired power plant, GovTrack, Great Plains, Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States, Heat wave, Inflation Reduction Act, Jeff Duncan (politician), John Hickenlooper, Kevin Cramer, Kevin McCarthy, Midwestern United States, National Environmental Policy Act, Natural gas, New Democrats (United States), Niskanen Center, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Peak demand, Petroleum, Photovoltaic power station, Pipeline, Planning permission, Power outage, Pramila Jayapal, Presidency of Joe Biden, Princeton University, Public utility, R Street Institute, Regional transmission organization (North America), Renewable energy, Republican Party (United States), Scott Peters (politician), Southwest Power Pool, Sustainable energy, Texas, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, ... Expand index (6 more) »

  2. Proposed legislation of the 118th United States Congress
  3. United States proposed federal environmental legislation

Brownout (electricity)

A brownout is a drop in the magnitude of voltage in an electrical power system.

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Bruce Westerman

Bruce Eugene Westerman (born November 18, 1967) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district.

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Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.

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Cold wave

A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air.

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Congressional Progressive Caucus

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a congressional caucus affiliated with the Democratic Party in the United States Congress.

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Demand response

Demand response is a change in the power consumption of an electric utility customer to better match the demand for power with the supply.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Eastern Interconnection

The Eastern Interconnection is one of the two major alternating-current (AC) electrical grids in the North American power transmission grid.

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Electric power transmission

Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation.

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Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration

The environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration includes a series of laws, regulations, and programs introduced by United States President Joe Biden since he took office in January 2021.

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transport of petroleum by pipeline.

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Fossil fuel

A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.

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Garret Graves

Garret Neal Graves (born January 31, 1972) is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015.

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Gas-fired power plant

A gas-fired power plant, sometimes referred to as gas-fired power station, natural gas power plant, or methane gas power plant, is a thermal power station that burns natural gas to generate electricity.

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GovTrack

GovTrack.us is a website developed by then-student Joshua Tauberer.

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Great Plains

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flatland in North America.

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Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States

The United States produced 5.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020, the second largest in the world after greenhouse gas emissions by China and among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person.

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Heat wave

A heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather.

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Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a landmark United States federal law which aims to reduce the federal government budget deficit, lower prescription drug prices, and invest in domestic energy production while promoting clean energy.

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Jeff Duncan (politician)

Jeffrey Darren Duncan (born January 7, 1966) is a United States representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2011.

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John Hickenlooper

John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (born February 7, 1952) is an American politician, geologist, and businessman serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021.

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Kevin Cramer

Kevin John Cramer (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019.

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Kevin McCarthy

Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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National Environmental Policy Act

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law designed to promote the enhancement of the environment.

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Natural gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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New Democrats (United States)

New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States.

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Niskanen Center

The Niskanen Center is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. that advocates environmentalism, immigration reform, civil liberties, and strengthening social insurance around market-oriented principles.

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North American Electric Reliability Corporation

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, and formed on March 28, 2006, as the successor to the North American Electric Reliability Council (also known as NERC).

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Peak demand

Peak demand on an electrical grid is the highest electrical power demand that has occurred over a specified time period (Gönen 2008).

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Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.

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Photovoltaic power station

A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power.

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Pipeline

A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.

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Power outage

A power outage (also called a powercut, a power out, a power failure, a power blackout, a power loss, or a blackout) is the loss of the electrical power network supply to an end user.

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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal (born September 21, 1965) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017.

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Presidency of Joe Biden

Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Public utility

A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).

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R Street Institute

The R Street Institute is an American center-right think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The institute's stated mission is to "engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government."Self-description on R Street was established in 2012 when its founders split from the Heartland Institute out of disagreement with Heartland's public denial of the scientific consensus on climate change.

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Regional transmission organization (North America)

A regional transmission organization (RTO) in the United States is an electric power transmission system operator (TSO) that coordinates, controls, and monitors a multi-state electric grid.

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Renewable energy

Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Scott Peters (politician)

Scott Harvey Peters (born June 17, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 50th congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 52nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.

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Southwest Power Pool

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for the central United States.

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Sustainable energy

Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy and society.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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Washington Examiner

The Washington Examiner is an American conservative news outlet based in Washington, D.C., that consists principally of a website and a weekly printed magazine.

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Western Interconnection

The Western Interconnection is a wide area synchronous grid and one of the two major alternating current (AC) power grids in the North American power transmission grid.

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Wind farm

A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity.

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118th United States Congress

The 118th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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2021 Texas power crisis

In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, 13–17, and 15–20.

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2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis

On January 19, 2023, the United States hit its debt ceiling, leading to a debt-ceiling crisis, part of an ongoing political debate within Congress about federal government spending and the national debt that the U.S. government accrues.

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See also

Proposed legislation of the 118th United States Congress

United States proposed federal environmental legislation

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIG_WIRES_Act

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