North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HCR3015: A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.
Status: Signed into law, March 20, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2025:
A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement. WHEREAS, the welfare of North Dakota's citizens and its economic security depend on a reliable, affordable, and resilient electric power supply; and WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has expressed concerns about the reliability and stability of the regional and national electricity grid due to the rapid retirement of dispatchable generation resources, delays in the development of replacement capacity, and the increasing reliance on intermittent energy sources, which collectively pose risks to the ability of regional transmission organizations like Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to ensure consistent and reliable power delivery; and WHEREAS, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment warns that over half of North America faces elevated risks of energy shortages due to increasing demand, rapid generator retirements, and delays in resource development; and WHEREAS, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator has been identified as a high-risk region, with resource adequacy targets potentially falling short within the next 5 years, while the Southwest Power Pool is also categorized as an elevated-risk region; and WHEREAS, Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool, which serve …
Sponsors
- Anna Novak (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Dick Anderson (R, 6)
- Keith Boehm (R, 33)
- Jason Dockter (R, 7)
- Jared Hagert (R, 20)
- Patrick Heinert (R, 32)
- Jeremy Olson (R, 26)
- Dale Patten (R, 26)
- Todd Porter (R, 34)
- Bill Tveit (R, 33)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, adopted
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 09:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, adopted yeas 87 nays 0
Votes
- Final Passage (February 20, 2025): 87 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR3015?
- HCR3015 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.
- What does HCR3015 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.
- What is the status of HCR3015?
- Signed into law as of March 20, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 (March 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR3015?
- Anna Novak (R, 33), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR3015?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo3015.html
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