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DemocratBill · S. 3192· Senate(119-S-3192)

REDUCE Act

Rep. Durbin
Age: 82 years
Illinois
Introduced
11/18/2025
Last activity
4/15/2026 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.
Sponsored by
Richard Durbin
Cosponsors
None
Energy
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act" or the "REDUCE Act." It seeks to require Transmission Organizations to permit aggregators of retail customers to submit bids into organized wholesale electric markets. These bids would aggregate the demand flexibility of customers belonging to specific utilities. The mandate applies to utilities that distributed more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year. Additionally, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is tasked with issuing a rule to implement these requirements within one year of the act's enactment.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Does this give the federal government more power?+5

    The bill uses federal authority to override state laws or commissions regarding who may bid into wholesale electric markets.

  • Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power?+4

    By allowing demand flexibility to be bid into markets, the bill facilitates the integration of cleaner, more responsive energy resources.

  • Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3

    The bill allows aggregators to participate in wholesale markets, which could benefit energy-related small businesses providing demand flexibility.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.