H.R. 2703 — Advancing GETs Act of 2025

This section defines key terms used in the Act, including “Commission” (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), “grid-enhancing technology” (hardware or software installed in addition to transmission facilities that increases their capacity, efficiency, reliability, resilience, or safety by providing operators greater situational awareness and control, improving efficiency, or increasing transfer capacity), and “Secretary” (Secretary of Energy).

This section directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promulgate, not later than 18 months after enactment, a final rule implementing section 219(b)(3) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(3))—which requires incentives to encourage deployment of transmission technologies and measures to increase the capacity and efficiency of existing transmission facilities—by establishing a shared savings incentive returning 10-25% (as determined by FERC, applied consistently across all eligible investments and not on a per-project basis) of savings attributable to a developer's investment in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs, i.e., technologies such as advanced conductors or sensors that increase transmission capacity without new infrastructure) to that developer over three years. The incentive applies to GET investments installed on existing or new transmission facilities (as described in section 2(2)(B)) if expected savings over the three-year period are at least four times the investment costs (which may include permitting, installation, and purchase costs, as quantified by FERC); excludes GETs already installed as of enactment; and requires FERC-determined consumer protections. (Thus, the minimum savings threshold ensures net benefits to ratepayers after the developer's share.) Not earlier than seven years and not later than 10 years after establishment, FERC must evaluate the incentive's necessity and efficacy—including its alignment with FERC Order No. 1920 requiring consideration of GETs in long-term regional transmission planning (or successor order), potential revisions for further alignment, and whether it should be maintained or suspended—after providing opportunities for public comment including from stakeholders.

This section requires operators of transmission facilities or technologies to submit annual reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on congestion management costs and constraints, beginning one year after the effective date of a FERC rule under subsection (b), with each report identifying (1) for constraints causing over $500,000 in costs, their causes (i.e., physical infrastructure or transient disruptions), the next limiting element type, and its rating limit; and (2) constraints to be addressed by planned upgrades. Not later than 18 months after enactment, FERC must promulgate a final rule establishing a universal metric and protocol for these reports; FERC and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) must use the data for analyses (with coordination permitted), jointly create and annually update a map of transmission congestion costs, and publicly post the data and map on their websites.

This section directs the Secretary of Energy to establish, not later than 18 months after enactment, an application guide for utilities and developers seeking to implement grid-enhancing technologies (i.e., technologies such as sensors and software that optimize existing electric transmission capacity without new infrastructure), with annual reviews and updates. It further requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance on request—including a clearinghouse of prior projects—and authorizes appropriations of $5 million for FY2025 and $1 million annually for FY2026 through FY2036.