Sec. 10. Interconnection
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations, or revise existing regulations— to prohibit a public utility from requiring an interconnection customer to exclusively or disproportionately fund, without reimbursement, the costs of any network upgrade identified as necessary for the interconnect request of the interconnection customer; to encourage cost-sharing models that reflect the broad set of benefits and beneficiaries for any network upgrades identified as needed in an interconnection or affected system study, subject to the requirement that the model adheres to any requirements established under paragraph (1); and to alleviate interconnection backlogs and reduce informational and procedural barriers in interconnection, which may include— the establishment of an interconnection analysis center within the Office of Transmission established under section 318 of the Federal Power Act; and consultation with staff and the use of other resources of the Department of Energy.