Sec. 1254. INTERCONNECTION
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## SEC. 1254 INTERCONNECTION ###
(a)Adoption of Standards 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: > > #### “(15) Interconnection > > Each electric utility shall make available, upon request, interconnection service to any electric consumer that the electric utility serves. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘**interconnection service**’ means service to an electric consumer under which an on-site generating facility on the consumer's premises shall be connected to the local distribution facilities. Interconnection services shall be offered based upon the standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE Standard 1547 for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems, as they may be amended from time to time. In addition, agreements and procedures shall be established whereby the services are offered shall promote current best practices of interconnection for distributed generation, including but not limited to practices stipulated in model codes adopted by associations of state regulatory agencies. All such agreements and procedures shall be just and reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential.” > . ###
(b)Compliance ####
(1)Time limitations Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > > #####
(A)> > Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall commence the consideration referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph
(15)of section 111(d). > > > ##### “(B) > > Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to each standard established by paragraph
(15)of section 111(d).” > . **[**Paragraph
(2)of section 1254(b) was repealed by section 40104(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Division D of Public Law 117-58.**]** ####
(3)Prior state actions #####
(A)In general Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(f) Prior State Actions > > Subsections
(b)and
(c)of this section shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph
(15)of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of this subsection— > > > #### “(1) > > the State has implemented for such utility the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); > > > #### “(2) > > the State regulatory authority for such State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard concerned (or a comparable standard) for such utility; or > > > #### “(3) > > the State legislature has voted on the implementation of such standard (or a comparable standard) for such utility.” > . #####
(B)Cross reference Section 124 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “In the case of each standard established by paragraph
(15)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of paragraph (15).”. ## Subtitle F Repeal of PUHCA
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