House Democrats Propose Plan to Strengthen Grid After GOP Rollback of Clean Energy Credits

The policy framework aims to speed up clean energy development as demand rises from AI, EVs, and onshoring.

Solar panels at the ENGIE Sun Valley Solar project in Hill County, Texas, on March 1, 2023. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

A group of centrist House Democrats warned on July 9 that rising power demand and recent policy changes could threaten grid reliability and drive up costs unless Congress acts to modernize the country’s energy system.

The New Democrat Coalition released a framework on July 9, laying out steps to expand clean energy, strengthen transmission infrastructure, and speed up federal permitting.