II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4190 

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations that accelerate the interconnection of electric generation and storage 

resources to the transmission system through more efficient and effective 

interconnection procedures. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 18, 2024 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 

promulgate regulations that accelerate the interconnection of electric generation and storage resources to the 

transmission system through more efficient and effective 

interconnection procedures. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expediting Generator 

5 Interconnection Procedures Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
2 

•S 4190 IS

1 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

2 means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

3 (2) ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT.—The term 

4 ‘‘energy storage project’’ means— 

5 (A) any equipment that receives, stores, 

6 and delivers energy using batteries, compressed 

7 air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (in8 cluding hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, re9 generative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, 

10 superconducting magnets, or other technologies 

11 identified by the Commission; and 

12 (B) any project for the construction or 

13 modification of equipment described in subpara14 graph (A) as part of an effort to build-out 

15 transmission interconnection opportunities. 

16 (3) GENERATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘gen17 eration project’’ means— 

18 (A) any facility— 

19 (i) that generates or injects electricity; 

20 and 

21 (ii) for which an interconnection re22 quest is subject to the jurisdiction of the 

23 Commission; and 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
3 

•S 4190 IS

1 (B) any project for the construction or 

2 modification of a facility described in subpara3 graph (A). 

4 (4) INTERCONNECTION CUSTOMER.—The term 

5 ‘‘interconnection customer’’ means a person or entity 

6 that has submitted an interconnection request. 

7 (5) INTERCONNECTION REQUEST.—The term 

8 ‘‘interconnection request’’ means a request sub9 mitted to a public utility to interconnect a new gen10 eration project or energy storage project to the elec11 tric system of a public utility for the purposes of 

12 transmission of electric energy in interstate com13 merce or the sale of electric energy at wholesale. 

14 (6) PUBLIC UTILITY.—The term ‘‘public util15 ity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

16 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)). 

17 (7) TRANSMISSION FACILITY.—The term 

18 ‘‘transmission facility’’ means a facility that is used 

19 for the transmission of electric energy in interstate 

20 commerce. 

21 (8) TRANSMISSION PROVIDER.—The term 

22 ‘‘transmission provider’’ means a public utility that 

23 owns, operates, or controls 1 or more transmission 

24 facilities. 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
4 

•S 4190 IS

1 (9) TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘trans2 mission system’’ means a network of transmission 

3 facilities used for the transmission of electric energy 

4 in interstate commerce. 

5 SEC. 3. RULEMAKING TO EXPEDITE GENERATOR INTER6 CONNECTION PROCEDURES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall ini9 tiate a rulemaking— 

10 (1) to address the inefficiencies and ineffective11 ness of existing procedures for processing inter12 connection requests to ensure that new generation 

13 projects and energy storage projects can inter14 connect quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably; and 

15 (2) to revise the pro forma Large Generator 

16 Interconnection Procedures and, as appropriate, the 

17 pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agree18 ment, promulgated pursuant to section 35.28(f) of 

19 title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

20 regulations), to require transmission providers— 

21 (A) to develop and employ modeling as22 sumptions for each resource type based on ac23 tual operating abilities and practices, for the 

24 purposes of studying an interconnection re25 quest; 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
5 

•S 4190 IS

1 (B) to study interconnection requests in a 

2 manner consistent with the risk tolerance of the 

3 interconnection customer; 

4 (C) to select, as appropriate, 1 or more 

5 cost-effective solutions to address network reli6 ability needs that may be identified while study7 ing an interconnection request; 

8 (D) to provide sufficient information to 

9 interconnection customers for the interconnec10 tion customers to understand how a trans11 mission provider has implemented the assump12 tions and solutions described in subparagraphs 

13 (A) and (C); 

14 (E) to share and employ, as appropriate, 

15 queue management best practices, including 

16 with respect to the use of advanced computing 

17 technologies, automation, and standardized 

18 study criteria, in evaluating interconnection re19 quests, in order to expedite study results; and 

20 (F) to implement transparency and per21 formance-enhancing measures to ensure timely 

22 and cost-conscious construction of necessary 

23 network upgrades once an interconnection 

24 agreement has been executed. 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
6 

•S 4190 IS

1 (b) DEADLINE FOR FINAL RULE.—Not later than 18 

2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com3 mission shall promulgate a final rule to complete the rule4 making initiated under subsection (a). 

5 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section alters, 

6 or may be construed to alter, the allocation of costs of 

7 the transmission system pursuant to the ratemaking au8 thority of the Commission under section 205 of the Fed9 eral Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d). 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB