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U.S. OVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 270
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-149
GRID MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2019
OCTOBER 24, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2332]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 2332) to provide for the modernization of the
electric grid, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 2332 is to provide for the modernization of the
electric grid.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The United States' electric grid is comprised of a vast network
of transmission and distribution systems that deliver electricity
from producers to consumer homes and businesses. Many sectors of
our economy, including healthcare and manufacturing, simply can-
not operate without a reliable supply of electricity.
Large, centralized fossil fuel-fired resources have historically pro-
vided the majority of electricity generation in the United States.
Recently, however, the generation fuel mix has moved toward an
increased use of intermittent renewable resources and decentral-
ized, behind-the-meter sources of power. For example, in 1998 coal
accounted for approximately 55 percent of electricity generation,
and non-hydropower renewables accounted for just over one per-
cent. In 2018, coal declined to only 27.4 percent of generation, and
non-hydropower renewables increased to slightly over 10 percent.
Such a dramatic shift in the power supply mix has required utili-
ties to spend a significant amount on upgrades and additions to
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