,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbd,mr4    
,wel* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission to
 e/abli% a %>$ sav+s inc5tive to return 
a portion ( ! sav+s attributable to an  
inve/m5t 9 grid-enhanc+ te*nology to !  
develop] ( t grid-enhanc+ te*nology1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+           
,grid-,enhanc+ ,te*nologies ,act ( #bjbd
 or ! ,advanc+ ,g,e,ts ,act ( #bjbd4    
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission4  
7#b7 ,grid-enhanc+ te*nology ,! t]m     
grid-enhanc+ te*nology means any h>dw>e 
or s(tw>e t-- 7,a7 increases ! capacity1
 effici5cy1 reliability1 resili5ce1 or  
safety ( transmission facilities &      
transmission te*nologies2 &  7,b7 is    

in/all$ 9 addition to transmission      
facilities & transmission te*nologies-- 
7i7 to give op]ators ( ! transmission   
facilities & transmission te*nologies m 
situational aw>5ess & control ov] !     
electric grid2  7ii7 to make !          
transmission facilities & transmission  
te*nologies m effici5t2 or  7iii7 to    
increase ! transf] capacity ( !         
transmission facilities & transmission  
te*nologies4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4   
#c4 ,%>$ sav+s inc5tive = grid-enhanc+  
te*nologies  7a7 ,def9ition ( develop]  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m develop]1 )       
respect to grid-enhanc+ te*nology1 means
 ! entity t pays to in/all !            
grid-enhanc+ te*nology4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( %>$ sav+s inc5tive ,n lat] ?an ,july 
#a1 #bjbe1 ! ,commission %all promulgate
 a f9al rule to implem5t section        
#bai7;b77#c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #hbds7b77#c77 by provid+ a %>$
 sav+s inc5tive t returns a portion ( ! 
sav+s attributable to an inve/m5t 9     

grid-enhanc+ te*nology to ! develop] ( t
 grid-enhanc+ te*nology1 9 accordance ) 
?is section4  7c7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,commission %all det]m9e !     
p]c5tage ( sav+s attributable to an     
inve/m5t 9 grid-enhanc+ te*nology t c be
 return$ to ! develop] ( t grid-enhanc+ 
te*nology pursuant to ! %>$ sav+s       
inc5tive e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71    
subject to ! condition t ! p]c5tage is n
 less ?an #aj p]c5t & n m ?an #be p]c5t4
  7#b7 ,"t p]iod = recov]y ,! %>$ sav+s 
inc5tive e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all
 return a p]c5tage1 det]m9$ 9 accordance
 ) p>agraph 7#a71 ( ! applicable sav+s  
to ! develop] ( ! applicable            
grid-enhanc+ te*nology ov] a p]iod ( #c 
ye>s4  7d7 ,eligibility ,subject to     
subsection 7e71 ! %>$ sav+s inc5tive    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all apply ) 
respect to-- 7#a7 any develop]1 )       
respect to ! inve/m5t ( t develop] 9    
grid-enhanc+ te*nology t is in/all$ z   
describ$ 9 section #b7b77;,b72 &  7#b7  
any grid-enhanc+ te*nology1 includ+--   

7,a7 grid-enhanc+ te*nology t relates to
 new transmission facilities or         
te*nologies2 &  7,b7 grid-enhanc+       
te*nology t relates to exi/+            
transmission facilities or te*nologies4 
7e7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,m9imum sav+s    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! %>$ sav+s inc5tive     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all apply ) 
respect to an inve/m5t 9 grid-enhanc+   
te*nology only if ! expect$ sav+s       
attributable to ! inve/m5t ov] ! #c-ye> 
p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b71 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,commission1 are at lea/ #d
 times ! co/ ( ! inve/m5t4  7,b7        
,det]m9ation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,commission %all det]m9e h[ to quantify 
! co/ ( an inve/m5t & ! expect$ sav+s   
attributable to an inve/m5t = purposes (
 subp>agraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,co/s ,=       
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! co/ ( an 
inve/m5t may include any co/s associat$ 
) ! p]mitt+1 in/allation1 or pur*ase ( !
 applicable grid-enhanc+ te*nology4     
7#b7 ,already in/all$ ,g,e,ts ,! %>$    
sav+s inc5tive e/abli%$ "u subsection   

7b7 may n be appli$ ) respect to        
grid-enhanc+ te*nology t is already     
in/all$ z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#c7 ,consum] protection ,!      
,commission %all det]m9e appropriate    
consum] protections = ! %>$ sav+s       
inc5tive e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74    
#d4 ,conge/ion report+  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,beg9n+ on ! date t is #a ye> aft] !    
effective date ( ! rule promulgat$ "u   
subsection 7b71 all op]ators (          
transmission facilities or te*nologies  
%all submit to ! ,commission annual     
reports conta9+ data on ! co/s associat$
 ) conge/ion managem5t ) respect to !   
transmission facilities or te*nologies4 
7b7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an ,july #a1     
#bjbe1 ! ,commission %all promulgate a  
f9al rule e/abli%+ a univ]sal metric &  
protocol = ! measur+ & report+ ( data "u
 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,uses ( data  7#a7
 ,analyses  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission
 & ! ,secret>y %all ea* use ! data      
submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 to conduct   
analyses1 z ! ,commission or !          

,secret>y1 z applicable1 det]m9es to be 
appropriate4  7,b7 ,coord9ation ,!      
,commission & ! ,secret>y may coord9ate 
) respect to any analyses conduct$ us+ !
 data submitt$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,map ,! ,commission & ! ,secret>y1 act+ 
jo9tly1 %all-- 7,a7 use ! data submitt$ 
"u subsection 7a7 to create a map ( co/s
 associat$ ) conge/ion managem5t 9 !    
transmission sy/em2 &  7,b7 update t map
 n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>4  7d7
 ,publication ( data & map ,!           
,commission & ! ,secret>y %all make !   
data submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 & ! map 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 publicly  
available on ! websites (-- 7#a7 !      
,commission2 &  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy4  #e4 ,grid-enhanc+ te*nology    
application guide  7a7 ,def9ition (     
develop] ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m develop] 
means a develop] ( transmission         
facilities or transmission te*nologies1 
includ+ a develop] ( transmission       
facilities or transmission te*nologies t
 pays to in/all grid-enhanc+ te*nology )

 respect to ^? transmission facilities  
or transmission te*nologies4  7b7       
,e/abli%m5t ( application guide ,n lat] 
?an ,july #a1 #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% an application guide = utilities
 & develop]s seek+ to implem5t          
grid-enhanc+ te*nologies4  7c7 ,updates 
,! guide e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all
 be review$ & updat$ annually4  7d7     
,te*nical assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on  
reque/ ( a utility or develop] us+ !    
guide e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 !     
,secret>y %all provide te*nical         
assi/ance to t utility or develop] )    
respect to ! use ( grid-enhanc+         
te*nologies = p>ticul> applications4    
7#b7 ,cle>+h\se ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a        
cle>+h\se ( previ\sly complet$          
grid-enhanc+ te*nology projects t !     
,secret>y1 utilities1 & develop]s may   
use to id5tify issues & solutions relat+
 to ! use ( grid-enhanc+ te*nologies =  
p>ticul> applications4  7e7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$-- 7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbd2 &  7#b7 #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjce4