Load Forecasting Enhancement Act
Latest action (15 Sep 2026): On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
What this bill does
H.R. 9332, the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to divide the country into regions, within 90 days of enactment, and create a joint board for each region made up of one representative from every state utility commission in that region plus a FERC member as chair. These boards would study electric load forecasting practices—covering affordability, reliability, data methods, transparency, stakeholder engagement, economic development projections, and large-load service requests—and report best practices to FERC. Within one year, FERC must send Congress a report with these findings and recommendations; the boards would then dissolve. The bill also amends federal law (PURPA) to make load-forecasting best practices a formal standard that state regulators must consider for utilities, with timelines and exceptions for states that have already acted, and updates state energy conservation planning law to include load-forecasting transparency measures.
The bill primarily affects FERC, state public utility commissions, and electric utilities, aiming to improve how future electricity demand is predicted, which affects grid reliability and consumer electricity costs. It does not set specific forecasting methods itself but establishes a process for developing and encouraging adoption of best practices.
The House passed the bill by voice vote on September 15, 2026, under a suspension-of-the-rules procedure typically used for noncontroversial measures. It now goes to the Senate, which must consider, amend, or pass it before it could be sent to the President.
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Official summary
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 identifying best practices for electric load forecasting that enhance the reliability and affordability of electric service to customers, and (2) identify such best practices. FERC must make recommendations to Congress for the consistent use across states of such best practices by electric utilities.
The bill also modifies provisions under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to require state public utility commissions to consider adopting those recommendations.
It also modifies the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make federal assistance for state energy conservation plans contingent upon the plan including procedures and programs to improve the accuracy, oversight, and transparency to stakeholders of the forecasting of electric loads by electric utilities.
Timeline
15 Sep 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
21 Jul 2026
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9332 do?
- H.R. 9332, the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to divide the country into regions, within 90 days of enactment, and create a joint board for each region made up of one representative from every state utility commission in that region plus a FERC member as chair. These boards would study electric load forecasting practices—covering affordability, reliability, data methods, transparency, stakeholder engagement, economic development projections, and large-load service requests—and report best practices to FERC. Within one year, FERC must send Congress a report with these findings and recommendations; the boards would then dissolve. The bill also amends federal law (PURPA) to make load-forecasting best practices a formal standard that state regulators must consider for utilities, with timelines and exceptions for states that have already acted, and updates state energy conservation planning law to include load-forecasting transparency measures. The bill primarily affects FERC, state public utility commissions, and electric utilities, aiming to improve how future electricity demand is predicted, which affects grid reliability and consumer electricity costs. It does not set specific forecasting methods itself but establishes a process for developing and encouraging adoption of best practices. The House passed the bill by voice vote on September 15, 2026, under a suspension-of-the-rules procedure typically used for noncontroversial measures. It now goes to the Senate, which must consider, amend, or pass it before it could be sent to the President.
- Has H.R. 9332 become law?
- Not yet. As of 15 Sep 2026, H.R. 9332 is passed house (senate next).
- Who sponsored H.R. 9332?
- H.R. 9332 was sponsored by Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH12] (Republican-OH), with 6 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9332?
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (15 Sep 2026).
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