1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019 . 2. Federal clean energy standard (a) In general Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 610. Federal clean energy standard (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to establish a technology-neutral, market-oriented standard for electric energy generation that— (1) stimulates clean energy innovation and allows the United States to achieve a net-zero emission electric sector at the lowest cost; (2) will guide power sector investment and provide regulatory certainty, while helping to ensure that the United States is the leader and dominant competitor in the global clean energy transition; and (3) will result in— (A) hundreds of billions of dollars in domestic health and environmental benefits by the mid-21st century; and (B) save tens of thousands of lives in the United States. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable carbon intensity The term applicable carbon intensity means 0.4 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt-hour. (2) Applicable clean energy percentage The term applicable clean energy percentage , with respect to a retail electricity supplier, means the clean energy percentage applicable to the retail electricity supplier for the relevant calendar year under subsection (c). (3) Base quantity (A) In general The term base quantity , with respect to a retail electricity supplier for a calendar year, means the total quantity of electric energy consumed by electric customers of the retail electricity supplier, expressed in megawatt-hours, during the calendar year, including— (i) the quantity of electric energy sold by the retail electricity supplier to electric customers for purposes other than resale