,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4  
,cortez ,ma/o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission to
 promulgate regulations t accel]ate !   
int]connection ( electric g5]ation &    
/orage res\rces to ! transmission sy/em 
?r\gh m effici5t & effective            
int]connection proc$ures4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp$it+
 ,g5]ator ,int]connection ,proc$ures    
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m           
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,regulatory ,commission4  7#b7 ,en]gy   
/orage project ,! t]m en]gy /orage      
project means-- 7,a7 any equipm5t t     
receives1 /ores1 & deliv]s en]gy us+    
batt]ies1 compress$ air1 pump$ hydrop[]1
 hydrog5 /orage 7includ+ hydrolysis71   
!rmal en]gy /orage1 reg5]ative fuel     

cells1 fly:eels1 capacitors1            
sup]conduct+ magnets1 or o!r te*nologies
 id5tifi$ by ! ,commission2 &  7,b7 any 
project = ! con/ruction or modification 
( equipm5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 z
 "p ( an ef=t to build-out transmission 
int]connection opportunities4  7#c7     
,g5]ation project ,! t]m g5]ation       
project means-- 7,a7 any facility-- 7i7 
t g5]ates or injects electricity2 &     
7ii7 = :i* an int]connection reque/ is  
subject to ! jurisdiction ( !           
,commission2 &  7,b7 any project = !    
con/ruction or modification ( a facility
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7     
,int]connection cu/om] ,! t]m           
int]connection cu/om] means a p]son or  
entity t has submitt$ an int]connection 
reque/4  7#e7 ,int]connection reque/ ,! 
t]m int]connection reque/ means a reque/
 submitt$ to a public utility to        
int]connect a new g5]ation project or   
en]gy /orage project to ! electric sy/em
 ( a public utility = ! purposes (      
transmission ( electric en]gy 9 int]/ate

 comm]ce or ! sale ( electric en]gy at  
:olesale4  7#f7 ,public utility ,! t]m  
public utility has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #bja7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd7;e774  7#g7         
,transmission facility ,! t]m           
transmission facility means a facility t
 is us$ = ! transmission ( electric     
en]gy 9 int]/ate comm]ce4  7#h7         
,transmission provid] ,! t]m            
transmission provid] means a public     
utility t owns1 op]ates1 or controls #a 
or m transmission facilities4  7#i7     
,transmission sy/em ,! t]m transmission 
sy/em means a network ( transmission    
facilities us$ = ! transmission (       
electric en]gy 9 int]/ate comm]ce4  #c4 
,rulemak+ to exp$ite g5]ator            
int]connection proc$ures  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
initiate a rulemak+-- 7#a7 to address ! 
ineffici5cies & ineffectiv5ess ( exi/+  
proc$ures = process+ int]connection     
reque/s to ensure t new g5]ation        

projects & en]gy /orage projects c      
int]connect quickly1 co/-effectively1 & 
reliably2 &  7#b7 to revise ! pro =ma   
,l>ge ,g5]ator ,int]connection          
,proc$ures &1 z appropriate1 ! pro =ma  
,l>ge ,g5]ator ,int]connection          
,agreem5t1 promulgat$ pursuant to       
section #ce4bh7;f7 ( title #ah1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor       
regulations71 to require transmission   
provid]s-- 7,a7 to develop & employ     
model+ assumptions = ea* res\rce type   
bas$ on actual op]at+ abilities &       
practices1 = ! purposes ( /udy+ an      
int]connection reque/2  7,b7 to /udy    
int]connection reque/s 9 a mann]        
consi/5t ) ! risk tol]ance ( !          
int]connection cu/om]2  7,c7 to select1 
z appropriate1 #a or m co/-effective    
solutions to address network reliability
 ne$s t may be id5tifi$ :ile /udy+ an   
int]connection reque/2  7,d7 to provide 
suffici5t in=mation to int]connection   
cu/om]s = ! int]connection cu/om]s to   
und]/& h[ a transmission provid] has    

implem5t$ ! assumptions & solutions     
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,c72    
7,e7 to %>e & employ1 z appropriate1    
queue managem5t be/ practices1 includ+ )
 respect to ! use ( advanc$ comput+     
te*nologies1 automation1 & /&>diz$ /udy 
crit]ia1 9 evaluat+ int]connection      
reque/s1 9 ord] to exp$ite /udy results2
 &  7,f7 to implem5t transp>5cy &       
p]=mance-enhanc+ measures to ensure     
timely & co/-consci\s con/ruction (     
necess>y network upgrades once an       
int]connection agreem5t has be5 execut$4
  7b7 ,deadl9e = f9al rule ,n lat] ?an  
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,commission %all promulgate a   
f9al rule to complete ! rulemak+        
initiat$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7 ,sav+s 
clause ,no?+ 9 ?is section alt]s1 or may
 be con/ru$ to alt]1 ! allocation ( co/s
 ( ! transmission sy/em pursuant to !   
ratemak+ au?ority ( ! ,commission "u    
section #bje ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;d74