State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
Sponsored by Gabe Evans
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 15, 2025
This bill requires state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider establishing measures for reliable electricity availability. It applies to utilities using integrated resource plans (rather than capacity markets) and would require these plans to include measures ensuring reliable electric energy availability over 10-year periods. The bill defines reliable generation facilities as those capable of continuous generation for at least 30 days with adequate on-site fuel or energy sources (or equivalent contractual arrangements), able to operate during emergencies and severe weather, and capable of providing services like frequency and voltage support.
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State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act This bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning. Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities. The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities that enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days; have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual obligations that achieve the same; have operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and provide services such as frequency support and voltage support.