H.R. 2986: Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025

This bill, known as the Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025, aims to improve and accelerate the process by which electric generation and energy storage projects connect to the transmission system. The bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish new rules that enhance the efficiency of existing interconnection procedures.

Key Provisions

The main components of the bill involve:

• Rulemaking Initiation: FERC must start the rulemaking process within 180 days of the bill's enactment to address inefficiencies in current procedures for processing interconnection requests.
• Revision of Procedures: The bill necessitates revisions to the pro forma procedures and agreements related to large generator interconnections, ensuring they are more effective for different types of energy resources.
• Modeling Assumptions: Transmission providers must develop and use modeling assumptions that reflect the actual operating abilities of various energy resources when studying interconnection requests.
• Cost-effective Solutions: The transmission providers are instructed to identify and implement cost-effective solutions to any reliability issues identified during the interconnection study process.
• Information Transparency: Interconnection customers, those applying for connections, should receive clear information about how their requests are being studied and the assumptions being used.
• Queue Management Best Practices: Providers are encouraged to adopt advanced computing technologies and standardized criteria to ensure quicker evaluations of interconnection requests.
• Timely Network Upgrades: Measures will be implemented to ensure that necessary upgrades to the network are constructed in a timely and cost-effective manner after the execution of interconnection agreements.

Deadlines

The bill specifies that a final rule must be issued by FERC within 18 months after the bill is enacted, establishing concrete timelines for these improvements.

Cost Allocation

Furthermore, the bill includes a savings clause stating that it does not alter the existing cost allocation structures for the transmission system as dictated by the Federal Power Act.

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