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HR 4990 · in committee · significant

Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Energy to fund demonstration projects for technologies that make electric grids more resilient to wildfires.
  • Electric utilities, National Laboratories, and first responders working on grid emergencies are affected by this program.
  • The Department of Energy will award grants to its National Laboratories to develop and test wildfire-resilience technologies.

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  1. 01

    How should the Department of Energy prioritize which wildfire-prone regions receive demonstration project funding?

  2. 02

    What specific technologies for grid resilience should be tested, and how would success be measured?

  3. 03

    Who should bear the costs of implementing wildfire-resistant grid upgrades once demonstration projects prove effective?

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Sponsor · D-CA-35

Norma J. Torres

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Introduced 2025-08-15

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-08-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

  2. 2025-08-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-08-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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