To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations that accelerate the interconnection of electric generation and storage resources to the transmission system through more efficient and effective interconnection procedures.
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Latest Action · April 19, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish new rules streamlining how power plants and energy storage systems connect to the electric grid. The legislation, introduced in April 2024, directs the commission to address delays and inefficiencies in the current interconnection process, which can slow deployment of new generation and storage projects. Key reforms include requiring transmission companies to use realistic operating assumptions when evaluating projects, offer cost-effective solutions for grid upgrades, and share best practices like automation and standardized criteria to speed up reviews. The commission must begin this rulemaking within 180 days and complete it within 18 months of the bill's enactment. The bill affects utility companies, renewable energy developers, and other entities seeking to connect new facilities to the transmission system, though it does not change how transmission system costs are allocated among ratepayers.
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