Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish a standard by which each electric utility shall make interconnection service available, upon request, to any electric consumer served by the utility with respect to any facility on the consumer's premises that has a power production capacity of at least 2 megawatts.
Grants FERC powers to enforce such standard.
Directs FERC to establish, for the consideration of state regulatory authorities, a model standard for the interconnection of small power production facilities that have a power production capacity of between 2 and 20 megawatts.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5082 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5082
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to
establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain
small power production facilities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 20, 2010
Mr. Lujan (for himself, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Polis of Colorado, and Mr.
Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to
establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain
small power production facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNIFORM NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INTERCONNECTION OF CERTAIN
SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) uniform national standards for the interconnection of
certain small power production facilities.''.
(b) Standards for Interconnection.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle B of title I of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 118. INTERCONNECTION OF CERTAIN SMALL POWER PRODUCTION
FACILITIES.
``(a) Standard for Facilities That Have a Power Production Capacity
of Not More Than 2 Megawatts.--The Commission shall establish a
standard by which each electric utility shall make available, on
request, interconnection service to any electric consumer that the
electric utility serves with respect to any facility on the premises of
the electric consumer that has a power production capacity of not more
than 2 megawatts.
``(b) Enforcement.--
``(1) By the commission.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Commission may enforce the standard
established under subsection (a) against any electric
utility.
``(B) Administration.--The requirements of the
standard established under subsection (a) shall be
treated as a rule enforceable under the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).
``(2) By a state regulatory authority.--The Commission may
enter into an agreement with a State regulatory authority to
discontinue the enforcement of this section in the State by the
Commission if the Commission finds that the State or the State
regulatory authority has adopted and is enforcing a standard
for interconnection services that is consistent with or exceeds
the standard established under subsection (a).
``(3) Resumption of commission enforcement.--The Commission
may rescind an agreement under paragraph (2) and resume
enforcement of the standard established under subsection (a)
if, as determined by the Commission, the State or the State
regulatory authority has failed to enforce a consistent State
standard.
``(c) Considerations.--In establishing the standard under
subsection (a), the Commission shall consider 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. The standard
established under subsection (a) shall promote current best practices
of interconnection for distributed generation, including practices
stipulated in model codes from State best practices. The standard
established under subsection (a) shall be just and reasonable, and not
unduly discriminatory or preferential.
``(d) Model Standard for Facilities of up to 20 Megawatts.--The
Commission shall establish a model standard for the interconnection of
small power production facilities that have a power production capacity
of more than 2 megawatts, but not more than 20 megawatts, for the
consideration of State regulatory authorities under section
111(d)(15).''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items
relating to subtitle B of title I the following:
``Sec. 118. Interconnection of certain small power production
facilities.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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