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This bill, the Demand-Response Management Act of 2021, aims to promote the use of demand-response technology and practices that support grid resiliency and reliability during extreme weather events. It amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities to consider a new standard for promoting demand-response practices among commercial, residential, and industrial consumers to reduce electricity consumption during periods of high demand. The bill also allows state regulatory authorities and non-regulated electric utilities to establish rate mechanisms for the timely recovery of the costs of promoting these demand-response practices. Additionally, the bill makes amendments to other energy-related laws, such as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, to further encourage the installation and use of demand-response technology and practices.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2318/all-info