Bill orders study on using AI to speed up power grid connections
Passed one chamberH.R. 9339Latest action
Sponsor: Diana Harshbarger · Representative · TN
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Official title: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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The bill requires a federal study on using AI to speed up grid connections, with a report due within a year.
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What does this do?
The Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act directs the Secretary of Energy, working with FERC and the Electric Reliability Organization, to study how AI and high-performance computing could improve the bulk-power system. Within 90 days, they must assess how these tools could speed connections for new generators and large electricity users, current adoption levels, and barriers to wider use. A report with findings and recommendations must go to Congress within a year.
Who does it affect?
The Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the electric utility industry are directly involved; House and Senate committees will receive the resulting report.
Why does it matter?
The bill creates no new rules or spending but could shape future policy on electricity costs, grid reliability, and how quickly new power sources, including data centers, connect to the grid.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJun 18, 2026
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Sep 16, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.