Sec. 502. General right to neutrality of interconnection
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The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 4 ( 16 U.S.C. 2603 ) the following: Demand response energy resources (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )) shall have a general right of interconnection under this Act on terms comparable to the terms available to a seller of electric capacity or energy. All rates and fees for interconnection of demand response energy resources under this Act, regardless of whether the demand response energy resource is a qualifying facility— shall be just and reasonable; shall provide for the 2-way benefit, as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for the demand response energy resource and the electricity grid; shall not exceed the actual cost of service, including reasonable return on investment; and shall not be punitive.
Timeframes for interconnection of demand response energy resources under this Act, regardless of whether the demand response energy resource is a qualifying facility, shall be well-defined, expeditious, not unduly protracted, and comparable to the timeframes available to a seller of electric capacity or energy. . Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility shall consider requiring that demand response energy resources (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )) be eligible to receive just and reasonable energy and rate treatment for— the societal value of demand response energy resources; and any other benefits of demand response energy resources that the State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility considers to be appropriate.
Each State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility, acting under State authority in a State that has determined not to establish standards under paragraph (20), shall consider— removing discriminatory rate barriers for demand response energy resources by setting rates that exceed the incremental cost of alternative electric energy for purchases from any demand response energy resource (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )) that is, under this Act, a qualifying facility interconnected with— the rates to be established at the full retail rate; and fixed monthly charges for residential electricity bills to be established at a charge of not more than 10 dollars per month, with optional reevaluations by the State authority of the amount of charge to be considered on a periodic basis; making any demand response energy resource project exempt from filing requirements with the Commission; ensuring that any requirements considered under this paragraph would not affect the purchase obligation under section 210 for demand response energy resource facilities; and requiring that all rates and fees for interconnection of demand response facilities— shall be just and reasonable; shall provide for the benefit of the demand response energy resource to the electricity grid and benefit of the electricity grid to the demand response energy resource; and shall not exceed the actual cost of service. .
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