3.0.0 1272 2023-01-11T13:31:10Z 2023-01-11T13:31:10Z Senate S 2015-05-11 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-05-19T21:05:32Z Referred to 2015-05-11T21:36:38Z American Energy Innovation Act 114 2089 S 2015-09-29 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241. Related bill CRS 2015-05-19 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2015-05-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-05-11 True Energy Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy prices Government studies and investigations Public utilities and utility rates Energy 00 2015-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-22T20:22:11Z This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effects of forward capacity auctions or other capacity mechanisms established by Independent System Operators or Regional Transmission Organizations with respect to:

  • consumer prices for electricity;
  • installation of new electrical generation systems;
  • preservation of existing electrical generation systems; and
  • competition in energy markets, including the potential for the use of undue market power or manipulation in the auctions.

The report to Congress on the study must assess whether the auctions or capacity mechanisms are producing rates that are just and reasonable.

]]> A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms. Display Title A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms. Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1272is/xml/BILLS-114s1272is.xml 2015-05-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.