Electrical manufacturers back bill to assess energy supply chain

Legislation directing the U.S. secretary of energy to conduct assessments of the U.S. electricity generation and transmission supply chains was approved by a House energy subcommittee on Thursday and now goes to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The Electric Supply Chain Act directs the energy secretary to prepare “periodic assessments” that include “any trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in the supply, demand, and availability of components for or related to generating or transmitting electricity, including components that are necessary for the construction or deployment of facilities that generate or transmit electricity.”

The bill would require the secretary of energy to submit a report to Congress within one year of the legislation being enacted.

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