Advancing GETs Act of 2025

This bill pushes faster use of “grid‑enhancing technologies” (hardware or software for the power grid) by letting the people who install them share in the savings these tools create. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must set a rule within 18 months that returns 10%–25% of measured savings to the developer for three years. The same rate must apply across all eligible projects. The incentive only applies if expected savings over three years are at least four times the cost, and it cannot be used for tech already installed. The Commission must add consumer protections and, 7–10 years after the program starts, decide whether to keep, change, or end it, with public input and by considering how it fits with long‑term grid planning rules.

The bill also opens up data on grid bottlenecks. All transmission operators must file yearly reports on congestion costs, list any constraint that cost over $500,000, explain its cause, and note planned fixes. Within 18 months, the Commission must create a single, universal way to measure and report this data. The Commission and the Department of Energy will study the data, publish a map of congestion costs that’s updated at least once a year, and make both the map and the raw data public online. To help utilities and developers, the Department of Energy must publish a practical guide within 18 months, update it every year, offer technical help on request, and keep a clearinghouse of past projects. Funding is authorized at $5 million in 2025 and $1 million each year from 2026 through 2036.

• Who is affected:
  • Developers who pay to install these technologies, utilities, and transmission operators
• What changes:
  • A shared‑savings incentive (10%–25% of savings for three years, with consumer protections; only if savings are ≥4× cost; not for already‑installed tech)
  • Annual congestion‑cost reporting using a single national metric; a public, annually updated congestion map; and public data access
  • A DOE application guide, technical assistance, and a project clearinghouse
• When:
  • Commission rule and reporting metric due within 18 months; annual reporting begins 1 year after the metric rule takes effect; program review 7–10 years after it begins; map updated yearly; funding from 2025–2036