ITI Supports Congressional Efforts to Strengthen America’s Energy Future
The United States has a rare opportunity for government, industry, and other stakeholders to work together to modernize the nation’s energy grid. Doing so will improve reliability, protect consumers, and build the resilient infrastructure needed to power our digital economy. ITI’s recommendations, Powering Growth Now, highlight the technology industry’s role to bolster U.S. energy dominance and improve affordable delivery and access to ratepayers across these key areas:
- Grid Modernization: Deploying grid-enhancing technologies can improve the reliable delivery of electricity to homes, businesses, hospitals, and schools, while supporting growing demand for digital services.
- Affordability: Improving efficiency in utility planning and aligning incentives with cost-effective solutions can prevent hidden burdens on residential customers.
- Speed-to-Power: Shortening the timeline to connect new energy demand is critical. Flexible solutions—such as Bring-Your-Own-Power, colocation, and interim interconnection—can help large users secure energy in the near term while supporting long-term grid integration.
Consistent with these priorities, ITI supports several bipartisan proposals in Congress that take a forward-looking approach to strengthening grid reliability, affordability, and speed-to-power:
- H.R. 6633: Rep. Fedorchak’s High-Capacity Grid Act enables faster deployment of transmission capacity, helping increase capacity so energy users connect more quickly;
- H.R. 9332: Reps. Balderson and Menendez’s Load Forecasting Enhancement Act establishes a commission to identify best practices in load forecasting to strengthen reliability and affordability;
- H.R. 9335: Rep. Goldman’s Advanced Transmission to Reduce Rates Act creates a system to identify advanced transmission technology and how they are increasing grid capacity and reliability. It also evaluates cost benefits to consumers; and
- H.R. 9339: Rep. Harshbarger and Mullin’s Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act explores how AI can increase grid capacity, reliability, and operational efficiency.
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