,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gbb #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iccb ,report ,no4 #aai-hbc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4 ,balderson 7for himself and ,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,september #ad1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,vindman1 ,mr4 ,kean1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 and ,ms4 ,mc,clellan ,september #ad1 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission to establish regional joint boards to study electric load forecasting1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,load ,forecasting ,enhancement ,act4 #b4 ,regional joint boards to study electric load forecasting 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission shall establish-- 7,a7 regions determined appropriate by the ,commission for purposes of studying electric load forecasting2 and 7,b7 a joint board for each such region4 7#b7 ,regions ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall ensure that each ,state is included in a region established under such paragraph4 7b7 ,membership ,each joint board established under this section shall be composed of-- 7#a7 #a representative from each ,state commission in the region for which the joint board is established2 and 7#b7 #a member of the ,commission1 who shall serve as chair of the joint board4 7c7 ,duties ,each joint board established under this section shall-- 7#a7 study issues relevant to identifying best practices for electric load forecasting that enhance the reliability and affordability of electric service to customers in the region for which the joint board is established1 including1 with respect to the region for which the joint board is established-- 7,a7 the effects of electric load forecasting on the affordability of electric service2 7,b7 the reliability and resilience of electric service2 7,c7 the methods used for collecting and modeling data relating to electric load forecasting2 7,d7 the transparency of the data and methodologies used to forecast electric loads and the accuracy of such forecasts2 7,e7 stakeholder engagement relating to electric load forecasting2 7,f7 economic development projections that may affect the electric load2 7,g7 the best available technologies1 methodologies1 and procedures for forecasting electric loads2 and 7,h7 an evaluation of requests for electric service by industrial or commercial facilities with large loads1 including whether such facilities have made financial commitments to an electric utility2 7#b7 identify such best practices2 and 7#c7 report on such best practices to the ,commission4 7d7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall publish and submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 the best practices reported under subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 recommendations for the consistent use across ,states of any such best practices by electric utilities4 7e7 ,termination ,each joint board established under this section shall terminate on the day after the date on which the ,commission submits the report under subsection 7d74 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms electric utility1 ,state1 and ,state commission have the meanings given such terms1 respectively1 in section #c of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74 #c4 ,,purpa standard on electric load forecasting 7a7 ,in general ,section #aaa of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following3 7#bb7 ,electric load forecasting ,the procedures used to forecast electric loads shall incorporate the recommendations published in the report of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission pursuant to the ,load ,forecasting ,enhancement ,act4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,consideration and determination by nonregulated electric utilities ,the requirement for consideration and determination referred to in the first sentence of subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a nonregulated electric utility with respect to the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of subsection 7d74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,obligations to consider and determine ,section #aab of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the following3 7#i7 7,a7 ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory authority 7with respect to each electric utility for which the ,state has ratemaking authority7 shall commence consideration under section #aaa1 or set a hearing date for consideration1 with respect to the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d74 7,b7 ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory authority 7with respect to each electric utility for which the ,state has ratemaking authority7 shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section #aaa with respect to the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d74 2 7,b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7b77#b7 and inserting subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 by inserting ,in the case of the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph 7#bb74 after paragraph 7#ba742 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,other prior ,state actions ,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d7 in the case of any electric utility in a ,state if1 before the date of enactment of this subsection-- 7#a7 the ,state has implemented for the electric utility the standard 7or a comparable standard72 7#b7 the ,state regulatory authority for the ,state has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard 7or a comparable standard7 for the electric utility2 or 7#c7 the ,state legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard 7or a comparable standard7 for the electric utility during the #c-year period ending on that date of enactment4 4 7#b7 ,prior and pending proceedings ,section #abd of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is amended by inserting ,in the case of the standard established by paragraph 7#bb7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of paragraph 7#bb74 after paragraph 7#ba744 #d4 ,state energy conservation plans ,section #cfb7;c7 of the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbb7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 procedures and programs to improve the accuracy1 oversight1 and transparency to stakeholders of the forecasting of electric loads by electric utilities 7as such term is defined in section #c of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif774 4 ,september #ad1 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed