H.R. 10804, Utility Performance Accountability Measure. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net benefit — and names who gains.
H.R. 10804 · Net good
What it does
This bill requires the federal government to penalize investor-owned electric utilities that fail to meet state-set performance standards (reliability and safety). When a utility misses targets, it must provide annual bill credits to residential customers ($100 in year one, increasing by $100 each year) until it complies—and the utility's investors, not customers, must pay for these credits. If a state refuses to enforce this, the federal government can withhold grants and loans.
The analysis names residential electricity customers (direct bill credits) — and 1 more group — among the beneficiaries.
The trade-off
Bill creates a federal enforcement lever over state regulatory decisions by conditioning federal assistance on state compliance with Secretary of Energy orders, potentially shifting regulatory authority from states to federal government.
Transparency scores 85%, with a medium warning level and no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Josh Riley.
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