Sec. 102. Improvement of interregional electric transmission planning
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Part II of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regulations requiring each Transmission Organization to, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section and at least every 3 years thereafter, file with the Commission a plan that identifies, and to facilitate the construction of, interregional electric transmission projects that are efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial.
In determining the requirements for a plan described in subsection (a), the Commission shall take into consideration— the need for the transmission systems to operate for a minimum of 20 years and across a wide range of scenarios, including scenarios that take into account— Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, and other factors that affect electricity demand and the current and future generation resource mix; trends in technology and fuel costs; the retirement of generation facilities, energy storage projects, and transmission facilities; generator interconnection requests and withdrawals; and extreme weather events; the public interest; the integrity of electricity markets; the protection of consumers; the need to optimize transmission benefits; the need for an individual interregional transmission project to secure approvals based on a comprehensive assessment of the multiple benefits provided; the importance of synchronization of planning processes in neighboring regions, such as using a joint model on a consistent timeline with a single set of needs, input assumptions, and benefit metrics; the need for an individual interregional transmission project that is identified under a Transmission Organization’s plan filed under this section not to be subject to any subsequent planning process by another Transmission Organization; that evaluation of long-term scenarios should align with the expected life of an element of a transmission system; that a Transmission Organization should allow for the identification and joint evaluation of alternatives proposed by stakeholders; the need to eliminate arbitrary project voltage, size, or cost requirements for transmission projects; the applicability of grid enhancing assets; and data and analyses provided by the Secretary of Energy, including as provided by the National Laboratories, regarding any of the items described in paragraphs
(1)through (12). The Commission shall approve or deny a plan filed under this section based on whether it meets the requirements under the regulations issued under subsection (a). Not later than 12 months after the issuance of regulations under subsection
(a)and annually thereafter, the Commission shall publish in the Federal Register a report on the progress by each Transmission Organization in identifying and facilitating the construction of interregional electric transmission projects, including a description of the transmission benefits associated with such projects. In assessing the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental benefits associated with any activity undertaken pursuant to this Act, the Commission may use any relevant analysis or other information conducted or provided by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency. .
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