,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,balderson introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,federal     
,energy ,regulatory ,commission to      
reform the interconnection queue process
 for the prioritization and approval of 
certain projects4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,guaranteeing ,reliability through the  
,interconnection of ,dispatchable ,power
 ,act or the ,,grid ,power ,act4  #b4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission4  7#b7 ,dispatchable power  
,the term dispatchable power means an   
electric energy generation resource     
capable of quickly ramping up or        
shutting down in time intervals         
necessary to ensure grid reliability4   
7#c7 ,grid reliability ,the term grid   

reliability means the ability of the    
electric grid to deliver electricity in 
the quantity and with the quality       
demanded by users1 taking into account  
the bulk-power system's capacity to     
withstand and rapidly recover from      
unexpected disturbances resulting from  
generation supply and demand4  7#d7     
,grid resilience ,the term grid         
resilience means the ability of the     
electric grid to adapt to changing      
physical conditions and withstand and   
rapidly recover from disturbances1      
including natural disasters1            
cyber-attacks1 and other unforeseen     
events4  7#e7 ,independent ,system      
,operator ,the term ,independent ,system
 ,operator has the meaning given the    
term in section #c of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#f7 
,regional ,transmission ,organization   
,the term ,regional ,transmission       
,organization has the meaning given the 
term in section #c of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#g7 

,resource adequacy ,the term resource   
adequacy means the ability of the       
electric grid to meet the aggregate     
demand for electric energy of users at  
all times1 accounting for scheduled and 
unscheduled outages of bulk-power system
 components4  7#h7 ,transmission        
provider ,the term transmission provider
 means a public utility 7as defined in  
section #bja7;e7 of the ,federal ,power 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd7;e777 that     
owns1 operates1 or controls #a or more  
transmission facilities and includes    
,independent ,system ,operators and     
,regional ,transmission ,organizations4 
#c4 ,rulemaking to improve              
interconnection queue flexibility  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall initiate a  
rulemaking-- 7#a7 to address the        
inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of   
existing procedures for processing      
interconnection requests to ensure that 
new dispatchable power projects that    

improve grid reliability and resource   
adequacy can interconnect to the        
electric grid quickly1 cost-effectively1
 and reliably2 and  7#b7 to amend the   
pro forma ,large ,generator             
,interconnection ,procedures and1 as    
appropriate1 the pro forma ,large       
,generator ,interconnection ,agreement1 
promulgated pursuant to section         
#ce4bh7;f7 of title #ah1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations7-- 7,a7 to authorize        
transmission providers to submit        
proposals to the ,commission to adjust  
the interconnection queue of the        
transmission provider to prioritize new 
dispatchable power projects that will   
improve grid reliability and resource   
adequacy by assigning such projects     
higher positions in the interconnection 
queue2 and  7,b7 to require transmission
 providers to-- 7i7 provide in any      
proposal described in subparagraph      
7,a7-- 7,i7 a demonstration of need for 
prioritization of the relevant projects2

 and  7,,ii7 a description of how the   
prioritization of such projects will    
improve grid reliability or grid        
resilience2  7ii7 provide a process for 
public comment and stakeholder          
engagement before such a proposal is    
submitted to the ,commission2 and  7iii7
 provide regular reporting to the       
,commission on the state of grid        
reliability and grid resilience1        
including reporting on any actions taken
 pursuant to this ,act4  7b7 ,commission
 approval ,the ,commission shall review 
and approve or deny proposals submitted 
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 within   
#fj days to ensure timely responses to  
grid reliability concerns4  7c7         
,deadline for final rule ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,commission shall     
issue final regulations to complete the 
rulemaking initiated under subsection   
7a74  7d7 ,periodic review ,the         
,commission shall review and update the 
regulations issued under this section1  

if necessary1 every #e years to ensure  
such regulations remain effective and   
relevant to evolving grid reliability   
and grid resilience challenges4