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‘‘(1) PLANNING PRINCIPLES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall adopt, after notice and opportunity 
for comment, national electricity grid planning prin-
ciples derived from the Federal policy established 
under subsection (a) to be applied in ongoing and fu-
ture transmission planning that may implicate inter-
state transmission of electricity. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL PLANNING ENTITIES.—Not later 
than 3 months after the date of adoption by the Com-
mission of national electricity grid planning prin-
ciples pursuant to paragraph (1), entities that con-
duct or may conduct transmission planning pursuant 
to State or Federal law or regulation, including 
States, entities designated by States, public utility 
transmission providers, operators and owners, re-
gional organizations, and electric utilities, and that 
are willing to incorporate the national electricity grid 
planning principles adopted by the Commission in 
their electric grid planning, shall identify themselves 
and the regions for which they propose to develop 
plans to the Commission. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION OF REGIONAL PLANNING EN-
TITIES.—The Commission shall encourage regional 
planning entities described under paragraph (2) to 
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cooperate and coordinate across regions and to har-
monize regional electric grid planning with planning 
in adjacent or overlapping jurisdictions to the max-
imum extent feasible. The Commission shall work 
with States, public utilities transmission providers, 
load-serving entities, transmission operators, and 
other organizations to resolve any conflict or competi-
tion among proposed planning entities in order to 
build consensus and promote the Federal policy estab-
lished under subsection (a). The Commission shall 
seek to ensure that planning that is consistent with 
the national electricity grid planning principles 
adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) is conducted in 
all regions of the United States and the territories. 
‘‘(4) RELATION
TO
EXISTING
PLANNING
POL-
ICY.—In implementing the Federal policy established 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) incorporate any ongoing planning ef-
forts undertaken pursuant to section 217; and 
‘‘(B) consult with and invite the participa-
tion of the Secretary of Energy in relationship 
to the Secretary’s duties pursuant to section 216. 
‘‘(5) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
provide support to and participate in the re-
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gional grid planning processes conducted by re-
gional planning entities. The Commission may 
provide planning resources and assistance as re-
quired or as requested by regional planning enti-
ties, including system data, cost information, 
system analysis, technical expertise, modeling 
support, dispute resolution services, and other 
assistance to regional planning entities, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(6) CONFLICT RESOLUTION.—In the event that 
regional grid plans conflict, the Commission shall as-
sist the regional planning entities in resolving such 
conflicts in order to achieve the objectives of the Fed-
eral policy established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(7) SUBMISSION OF PLANS.—The Commission 
shall require regional planning entities to submit ini-
tial regional electric grid plans to the Commission 
not later than 18 months after the date the Commis-
sion promulgates national electricity grid planning 
principles pursuant to paragraph (1). Regional elec-
tric grid plans should, in general, be developed from 
sub-regional requirements and plans, including plan-
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ning input reflecting individual utility service areas. 
Regional plans may then in turn be combined into 
larger regional plans, up to interconnection-wide and 
national plans, as appropriate and necessary as de-
termined by the Commission. The Commission shall 
review such plans for consistency with the national 
grid planning principles and may return a plan to 
one or more planning entities for further consider-
ation, along with the Commission’s own recommenda-
tions for resolution of any conflict or for improve-
ment. To the extent practicable, all plans submitted 
to the Commission shall be public documents and 
available on the Commission’s website. 
‘‘(8) MULTI-REGIONAL MEETINGS.—As regional 
grid plans are submitted to the Commission, the Com-
mission may convene multi-regional meetings to dis-
cuss regional grid plan consistency and integration, 
including requirements for multi-regional projects, 
and to resolve any conflicts that emerge from such 
multi-regional projects. The Commission shall provide 
its recommendations for eliminating any inter-re-
gional conflicts. 
‘‘(9) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall provide a report to Congress con-
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taining the results of the regional grid planning proc-
ess, including summaries of the adopted regional 
plans. The Commission shall provide an electronic 
version of its report on its website with links to all 
regional and sub-regional plans taken into account. 
The Commission shall note and provide its rec-
ommended resolution for any conflicts not resolved 
during the planning process. The Commission shall 
make any recommendations to Congress on the appro-
priate Federal role or support required to address the 
needs of the electric grid, including recommendations 
for addressing any needs that are beyond the reach of 
existing State and Federal authority.’’. 
SEC. 152. NET METERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) STANDARD.—Subsection (b) of section 113 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2623) is amended by adding the following new paragraph 
at the end thereof: 
‘‘(6) NET METERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Each electric utility shall offer to arrange (either di-
rectly or through a third party) to make interconnec-
tion and net metering available to Federal Govern-
ment agencies, offices, or facilities in accordance with 
the requirements of section 115(j). The standard 
under this paragraph shall apply only to electric util-
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ities that sold over 4,000,000 megawatt hours of elec-
tricity in the preceding year to the ultimate con-
sumers thereof. In the case of a standard under this 
paragraph, a period of 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this section shall be substituted for the 2- 
year period referred to in other provisions of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 115 of the Public Util-
ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2625) is 
amended by adding the following new subsection at the end 
thereof: 
‘‘(j) NET METERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.—(1) 
The standard under paragraph (6) of section 113(b) shall 
require that rates and charges and contract terms and con-
ditions for the sale of electric energy to the Federal Govern-
ment or agency shall be the same as the rates and charges 
and contract terms and conditions that would be applicable 
if the agency did not own or operate a qualified generation 
unit and use a net metering system. 
‘‘(2)(A) The standard under paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) shall require that each electric utility shall arrange 
to provide to the Government office or agency that qualifies 
for net metering an electrical energy meter capable of net 
metering and measuring, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the flow of electricity to or from the customer, using 
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a single meter and single register, the cost of which shall 
be recovered from the customer. 
‘‘(B) In a case in which it is not practicable to provide 
a meter under subparagraph (A), the utility (either directly 
or through a third party) shall, at the expense of the utility 
install 1 or more of those electric energy meters. 
‘‘(3)(A) The standard under paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) shall require that each electric utility shall calculate 
the electric energy consumption for the Government office 
or agency using a net metering system that meets the re-
quirements of this subsection and paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) and shall measure the net electricity produced or 
consumed during the billing period using the metering in-
stalled in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) If the electricity supplied by the retail electric 
supplier exceeds the electricity generated by the Government 
office or agency during the billing period, the Government 
office or agency shall be billed for the net electric energy 
supplied by the retail electric supplier in accordance with 
normal billing practices. 
‘‘(C) If electric energy generated by the Government 
office or agency exceeds the electric energy supplied by the 
retail electric supplier during the billing period, the Gov-
ernment office or agency shall be billed for the appropriate 
customer charges for that billing period and credited for 
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the excess electric energy generated during the billing pe-
riod, with the credit appearing as a kilowatt-hour credit 
on the bill for the following billing period. 
‘‘(D) Any kilowatt-hour credits provided to the Gov-
ernment office or agency as provided in this subsection shall 
be applied to the Government office or agency electric en-
ergy consumption on the following billing period bill (except 
for a billing period that ends in the next calendar year). 
At the beginning of each calendar year, any unused kilo-
watt-hour credits remaining from the preceding year will 
carry over to the new year. 
‘‘(4) The standard under paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) shall require that each electric utility shall offer a 
meter and retail billing arrangement that has time-differen-
tiated rates. The kilowatt-hour credit shall be based on the 
ratio representing the difference in retail rates for each 
time-of-use rate, or the credits shall be reflected on the bill 
of the Government office or agency as a monetary credit 
reflecting retail rates at the time of generation of the electric 
energy by the customer-generator. 
‘‘(5) The standard under paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) shall require that the qualified generation unit, 
interconnection standards, and net metering system used by 
the Government office or agency shall meet all applicable 
safety and performance and reliability standards estab-
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lished by the National Electrical Code, the Institute of Elec-
trical and Electronics Engineers, Underwriters Labora-
tories, and the American National Standards Institute. 
‘‘(6) The standard under paragraph (6) of section 
113(b) shall require that electric utilities shall not make ad-
ditional charges, including standby charges, for equipment 
or services for safety or performance that are in addition 
to those necessary to meet the other standards and require-
ments of this subsection and paragraph (6) of section 
113(b). 
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection and paragraph (6) 
of section 113(b): 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Government’ means any office, 
facility, or agency of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘customer-generator’ means the 
owner or operator of a electricity generation unit. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘electric generation unit’ means 
any renewable electric generation unit that is owned, 
operated, or sited on a Federal Government facility. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘net metering’ means the process 
of— 
‘‘(i) measuring the difference between the 
electricity supplied to a customer-generator and 
the electricity generated by the customer-gener-
ator that is delivered to a utility at the same 
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point of interconnection during an applicable 
billing period; and 
‘‘(ii) providing an energy credit to the cus-
tomer-generator in the form of a kilowatt-hour 
credit for each kilowatt-hour of electricity pro-
duced by the customer-generator from an electric 
generation unit.’’. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—If this section or a portion 
of this section is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, 
that shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any 
other provision of this Act. 
SEC. 153. SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANTS, 
QUALIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY TRANSMISSION 
PROPERTY, AND QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELEC-
TRIC TRANSMISSION PROPERTY. 
(a) LOAN GUARANTEES PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 
2011.—Section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16515(a)), as added by section 406 of the Amer-
ican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
109-58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended by adding the following 
new paragraph at the end thereof: 
‘‘(5) The development, construction, acquisition, 
retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified 
advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant 
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or the construction of a qualified high efficiency 
transmission property or a qualified advanced electric 
transmission property (whether by construction of 
new facilities or the modification of existing facili-
ties). For purposes of this paragraph: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘qualified advanced electric 
transmission property’ means any high voltage 
electric transmission cable, related substation, 
converter station, or other integrated facility 
that— 
‘‘(i) utilizes advanced ultra low resist-
ance superconductive material or other ad-
vanced technology that has been determined 
by the Secretary of Energy as— 
‘‘(I) reasonably likely to become 
commercially viable within 10 years 
after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(II) capable of reliably transmit-
ting at least 5 gigawatts of high-volt-
age electric energy for distances greater 
than 300 miles with energy losses not 
exceeding 3 percent of the total power 
transported; and 
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‘‘(III) not creating an electro-
magnetic field; 
‘‘(ii) has been determined by an appro-
priate energy regulatory body, upon appli-
cation, to be in the public interest and 
thereby eligible for inclusion in regulated 
rates; and 
‘‘(iii) can be located safely and eco-
nomically in a permanent underground 
right of way not to exceed 25 feet in width. 
The term ‘qualified advanced electric trans-
mission property’ shall not include any property 
placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
‘‘(B)(i) The term ‘qualified high efficiency 
transmission property’ means any high voltage 
overhead electric transmission line, related sub-
station, or other integrated facility that— 
‘‘(I) utilizes advanced conductor core 
technology that— 
‘‘(aa) has been determined by the 
Secretary of Energy as reasonably like-
ly to become commercially viable with-
in 10 years after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph; 
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‘‘(bb) is suitable for use on trans-
mission lines up to 765kV; and 
‘‘(cc) exhibits power losses at least 
30 percent lower than that of trans-
mission 
lines 
using 
conventional 
‘ACSR’ conductors; 
‘‘(II) has been determined by an ap-
propriate energy regulatory body, upon ap-
plication, to be in the public interest and 
thereby eligible for inclusion in regulated 
rates; and 
‘‘(III) can be located safely and eco-
nomically in a right of way not to exceed 
that used by conventional ‘ACSR’ conduc-
tors; and 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘qualified high efficiency 
transmission property’ shall not include any 
property placed in service after December 31, 
2016. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘qualified advanced electric 
transmission manufacturing plant’ means any 
industrial facility located in the United States 
which can be equipped, re-equipped, expanded, 
or established to produce in whole or in part 
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qualified advanced electric transmission prop-
erty.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16513) is amended by adding the following new paragraph 
at the end of subsection (b): 
‘‘(12) The development, construction, acquisition, 
retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified 
advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant 
or the construction of a qualified advanced electric 
transmission property (whether by construction of 
new facilities or the modification of existing facili-
ties). For purposes of this paragraph, the terms 
‘qualified advanced electric transmission property’ 
and ‘qualified advanced electric transmission manu-
facturing plant’ have the meanings provided by sec-
tion 1705(a)(5).’’. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Energy is authorized 
to provide grants for up to 50 percent of costs incurred in 
connection with the development, construction, acquisition 
of components for, or engineering of a qualified advanced 
electric transmission property defined in paragraph (5) of 
section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16515(a)). Such grants may only be made to the first 
project which qualifies under that paragraph. There are au-
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thorized to be appropriated for purposes of this subsection 
not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. The 
United States shall take no equity or other ownership inter-
est in the qualified advanced electric transmission manufac-
turing plant or qualified advanced electric transmission 
property for which funding is provided under this sub-
section. 
Subtitle G—Technical Corrections 
to Energy Laws 
SEC. 161. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO ENERGY INDE-
PENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007. 
(a) TITLE
III—ENERGY
SAVINGS
THROUGH
IM-
PROVED STANDARDS FOR APPLIANCE AND LIGHTING.—(1) 
Section 325(u) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295(u)) (as amended by section 301(c) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1550)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘supplies is’’ and inserting ‘‘supply 
is’’. 
(2) Section 302 of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1551)) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘end of the 
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘end of subparagraph 
(A)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘6313(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘6314(a)’’. 
(3) Section 343(a)(1) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(1)) (as amended by sec-
tion 302(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1551)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘TEST PROCEDURES’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘At least once’’ and inserting 
‘‘TEST PROCEDURES.—At least once’’; and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and by moving 
the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left). 
(4) Section 342(a)(6) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)) (as amended by sec-
tion 305(b)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1554)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘If the Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)(II)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)’’; 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
FACTORS.—In 
determining 
whether a standard is economically justified 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(II), the Secretary shall, after receiv-
ing views and comments furnished with re-
spect to the proposed standard, determine 
whether the benefits of the standard exceed 
the burden of the proposed standard by, to 
the maximum extent practicable, consid-
ering— 
‘‘(I) the economic impact of the 
standard on the manufacturers and on 
the consumers of the products subject to 
the standard; 
‘‘(II) the savings in operating 
costs throughout the estimated average 
life of the product in the type (or class) 
compared to any increase in the price 
of, or in the initial charges for, or 
maintenance expenses of, the products 
that are likely to result from the impo-
sition of the standard; 
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(B) Section 313 of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1568) is repealed. 
(C) The amendments made by— 
(i) subparagraph (A) shall take effect on Decem-
ber 19, 2010; and 
(ii) subparagraph (B) shall take effect on Decem-
ber 19, 2007. 
(10) Section 321(30)(D)(i)(III) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(D)(i)(III)) (as 
amended by section 321(a)(1)(A) of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1574)) is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or, in the 
case of a modified spectrum lamp, not less than 232 lumens 
and not more than 1,950 lumens’’. 
(11) Section 321(30)(T) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(T) (as amended by sec-
tion 321(a)(1)(B) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1574)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking the comma after ‘‘household 
appliance’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and is sold at retail,’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘when sold at re-
tail,’’ before ‘‘is designated’’. 
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