Load Forecasting Enhancement Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-06-18
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Load Forecasting Enhancement Act” Read the full text
Energy
What it does
Load Forecasting Enhancement Act This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish regional boards to study and recommend best practices for electric load forecasting, which is the process of predicting the demand for electricity at a particular time. It also requires states to consider adopting the recommendations. Specifically, the bill directs FERC to establish regional boards to study electric load forecasting, chair the boards, and run them jointly with each state public utility commission in the regions. The boards must (1) study issues relevant to identifyi
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-06-18
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-09-15
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textas published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
7
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONvia DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
2 filingsPORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICvia PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
2 filingsAI SUPPLY CHAIN ALLIANCE (INFORMAL COALITION)via CO2EFFICIENT LLC
1 filingAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSvia AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS
1 filingAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
1 filingBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGYvia BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY
1 filingCMS ENERGY CORPvia CMS ENERGY CORP
1 filingCORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.via CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
1 filingFrom 22 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2026-09-16).