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S 1272 114th Congress Senate Energy Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy prices Government studies and investigations Public utilities and utility rates

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: May 11, 2015 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
May 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 19, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1272: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1272/
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