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House approves study and briefings on grid resilience, geomagnetic threats; amendment narrows reporting, zeroes fiscal note
Summary
The House Finance Committee advanced an amended bill directing utilities to brief the legislature on grid readiness and the ability to restore power after geomagnetic disturbances, while removing prescriptive hardware mandates and reducing the state fiscal impact.
The House Finance Committee advanced House Bill 12-60 after sponsors amended the bill to narrow reporting and remove prescriptive equipment or procurement mandates.
Representative de Grama, the bill sponsor, said the bill seeks to collect and brief the General Assembly about the electrical system’s ability to withstand and recover from geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) and related risks including intentional electromagnetic interference. The sponsor cited classified and unclassified analyses of a high-voltage transformer that raised questions about replacement timelines and equipment vulnerability and said the change is intended to inform future legislative decisions rather than to…
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