,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bihf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,castor of ,florida introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,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 
procedures4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,expediting        
,generator ,interconnection ,procedures 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3  7#a7 ,commission ,the term  
,commission means the ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission4  7#b7 ,energy  
storage project ,the term energy storage
 project means--  7,a7 any equipment    
that receives1 stores1 and delivers     
energy using batteries1 compressed air1 
pumped hydropower1 hydrogen storage     

7including hydrolysis71 thermal energy  
storage1 regenerative fuel cells1       
flywheels1 capacitors1 superconducting  
magnets1 or other technologies          
identified by the ,commission2 and  7,b7
 any project for the construction or    
modification of equipment described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 as part of an effort  
to build-out transmission               
interconnection opportunities4  7#c7    
,generation project ,the term generation
 project means-- 7,a7 any facility--    
7i7 that generates or injects           
electricity2 and  7ii7 for which an     
interconnection request is subject to   
the jurisdiction of the ,commission2 and
  7,b7 any project for the construction 
or modification of a facility described 
in subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7             
,interconnection customer ,the term     
interconnection customer means a person 
or entity that has submitted an         
interconnection request4  7#e7          
,interconnection request ,the term      
interconnection request means a request 

submitted to a public utility to        
interconnect a new generation project or
 energy storage project to the electric 
system of a public utility for the      
purposes of transmission of electric    
energy in interstate commerce or the    
sale of electric energy at wholesale4   
7#f7 ,public utility ,the term public   
utility has the meaning given the term  
in section #bja7;e7 of the ,federal     
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd7;e774   
7#g7 ,transmission facility ,the term   
transmission facility means a facility  
that is used for the transmission of    
electric energy in interstate commerce4 
7#h7 ,transmission provider ,the term   
transmission provider means a public    
utility that owns1 operates1 or controls
 #a or more transmission facilities4    
7#i7 ,transmission system ,the term     
transmission system means a network of  
transmission facilities used for the    
transmission of electric energy in      
interstate commerce4  #c4 ,rulemaking to
 expedite generator interconnection     

procedures  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj 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 generation projects  
and energy storage projects can         
interconnect quickly1 cost-effectively1 
and reliably2 and  7#b7 to revise 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     
regulations71 to require transmission   
providers--  7,a7 to develop and employ 
modeling assumptions for each resource  
type based on actual operating abilities
 and practices1 for the purposes of     
studying an interconnection request2    
7,b7 to study interconnection requests  

in a manner consistent with the risk    
tolerance of the interconnection        
customer2  7,c7 to select1 as           
appropriate1 #a or more cost-effective  
solutions to address network reliability
 needs that may be identified while     
studying an interconnection request2    
7,d7 to provide sufficient information  
to interconnection customers for the    
interconnection customers to understand 
how a transmission provider has         
implemented the assumptions and         
solutions described in subparagraphs    
7,a7 and 7,c72  7,e7 to share and       
employ1 as appropriate1 queue management
 best practices1 including with respect 
to the use of advanced computing        
technologies1 automation1 and           
standardized study criteria1 in         
evaluating interconnection requests1 in 
order to expedite study results2 and    
7,f7 to implement transparency and      
performance-enhancing measures to ensure
 timely and cost-conscious construction 
of necessary network upgrades once an   

interconnection agreement has been      
executed4  7b7 ,deadline for final rule 
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,commission shall promulgate a final    
rule to complete the rulemaking         
initiated under subsection 7a74  7c7    
,savings clause ,nothing in this section
 alters1 or may be construed to alter1  
the allocation of costs of the          
transmission system pursuant to the     
ratemaking authority of the ,commission 
under section #bje of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;d74