Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

This bill changes the rules for when a power plant wants to shut down. It allows energy organizations and state commissions to file complaints with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) if closing a power plant could make the electricity system unreliable, and FERC can order the plant to stay open for up to five years, with the possibility of extensions. Power plant owners would be required to give at least five years' notice before planning to shut down a facility. The bill also says that any power plant ordered to stay open would be paid for the extra costs of doing so and would not have to follow federal, state, or local environmental laws while carrying out the order.

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