Representative Eugene Vindman introduces H.R. 10987: Local Transmission Accountability Act

We have received text from H.R. 10987: Local Transmission Accountability Act. This bill was received on 2026-11-10, and currently has no cosponsors.

Here is a short summary of the bill:

This bill would give states a new way to ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review how a utility plans and develops local transmission facilities —that is, electric transmission lines that are entirely within one utility’s service area and paid for by customers in that area.

What the bill sets up

Within one year of enactment, FERC would have to create rules for a formal referral process. Under that process, one or more states could refer a public utility to FERC for an investigation if the state believes the utility’s local transmission planning or development practices are causing problems.

A referral would have to include:

• a description of the utility practices the state is concerned about;
• a description of how those practices may be harming wholesale or retail electric customers in the state; and
• a description of what the state already tried to do to resolve the issue before referring it to FERC.

How FERC would respond

When FERC receives a referral, it would have to:

• announce the start of an investigation and invite public comment;
• create an investigative team that includes FERC staff and up to three representatives chosen by the referring state; and
• give that team the same investigative powers FERC staff would have in related proceedings.

If the team finds that the utility’s process is not producing the most efficient or cost-effective local transmission facilities, or that it is interfering with regional transmission planning, the team would issue a preliminary report recommending a remedy.

FERC would then have to seek public comment on that report and, after reviewing the record, issue an order with whatever action it determines is appropriate.

Possible remedies

The bill says FERC could use remedies available under existing law, including:

• ordering changes to the utility’s local transmission planning process;
• reducing the utility’s return on equity for local transmission facilities;
• removing the usual presumption that those facilities were prudently planned or developed; and
• imposing a fine of up to $5 million per affected facility, paid to the referring state, if the facility was built or energized in a specific window around the referral and FERC finds it was imprudent and financially harmed customers in the referring state.

The bill also says these new procedures would not limit any other authority FERC already has under law.

Relevant Companies

• DUK — Duke Energy could be directly affected if state referrals lead to FERC review of its local transmission planning or capital recovery practices in service territories it operates.
• SO — Southern Company could be affected if local transmission projects it plans or develops are challenged through the new referral process.
• EXC — Exelon could be affected where its utility subsidiaries plan and recover costs for local transmission facilities within individual service territories.
• AEP — American Electric Power could be impacted if its transmission planning or project approval practices are reviewed under the new state referral mechanism.
• ETR — Entergy could be affected by potential changes to local transmission planning and possible FERC remedies affecting utility returns or project recovery.
• XEL — Xcel Energy could be directly impacted if state concerns lead to investigations of local transmission facility planning in its service areas.

Representative Eugene Vindman Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Eugene Vindman:

• H.R.10989: Smart Transmission Line Placement Act
• H.R.10988: Lower Electricity Bills Act
• H.R.10987: Local Transmission Accountability Act
• H.R.10970: Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026
• H.R.10950: Data Center Oversight Act
• H.R.10905: No Personal Data in Grocery Pricing Act

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Representative Eugene Vindman Net Worth

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