Sec. 2312. Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems
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In this section: The term additional services means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility. The term waste heat to power system means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy. The term waste heat to power system does not include a system that generates electricity through the recovery of a heat resource from a process the primary purpose of which is the generation of electricity using a fossil fuel.
The terms electric consumer , electric utility , interconnection service , nonregulated electric utility , and State regulatory authority have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ), within the meaning of title I of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 2611 et seq. ). The terms combined heat and power system and waste energy have the meanings given those terms in section 371 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6341 ).
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 20 megawatts to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems. The review under this subsection shall include a review of existing rules and procedures relating to— determining and assigning costs of interconnection service and additional services; and ensuring adequate cost recovery by an electric utility for interconnection service and additional services.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall issue model guidance for interconnection service and additional services for use by State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities to reduce the barriers identified under subsection (b)(1). The model guidance issued under this subsection shall reflect, to the maximum extent practicable, current best practices to encourage the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems while ensuring the safety and reliability of the interconnected units and the distribution and transmission networks to which the units connect, including— relevant current standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; and model codes and rules adopted by— States; or associations of State regulatory agencies.
In establishing the model guidance under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into consideration— the appropriateness of using standards or procedures for interconnection service that vary based on unit size, fuel type, or other relevant characteristics; the appropriateness of establishing fast-track procedures for interconnection service; the value of consistency with Federal interconnection rules established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of enactment of this Act; the best practices used to model outage assumptions and contingencies to determine fees or rates for additional services; the appropriate duration, magnitude, or usage of demand charge ratchets; potential alternative arrangements with respect to the procurement of additional services, including— contracts tailored to individual electric consumers for additional services; procurement of additional services by an electric utility from a competitive market; and waivers of fees or rates for additional services for small electric consumers; and outcomes such as increased electric reliability, fuel diversification, enhanced power quality, and reduced electric losses that may result from increased use of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems.
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