A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the integration of distributed energy resources, to modernize electricity grid infrastructure, to provide for the consideration of non-wires alternatives, and for other purposes.
Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act or the Next Generation GRID Act This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to (1) establish a right of interconnection for distributed energy resources, (2) require each electric utility to develop an electricity distribution resource plan, (3) require each state to consider non-wire alternatives for allowing an electric utility to recover costs associated with an electricity transmission and distribution project, (4) require the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program for a distribution system operator, and (5) require each state to consider the use of performance-based incentive mechanisms to achieve its public interest goals.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and developmentState and local government operations
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the integration of distributed energy resources, to modernize electricity grid infrastructure, to provide for the consideration of non-wires alternatives, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2232| Senate
| Updated: 12/14/2017
Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act or the Next Generation GRID Act This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to (1) establish a right of interconnection for distributed energy resources, (2) require each electric utility to develop an electricity distribution resource plan, (3) require each state to consider non-wire alternatives for allowing an electric utility to recover costs associated with an electricity transmission and distribution project, (4) require the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program for a distribution system operator, and (5) require each state to consider the use of performance-based incentive mechanisms to achieve its public interest goals.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and developmentState and local government operations