over a period that is not longer than 10 years 
beginning on the date on which the interconnec-
tion customer’s interconnection is complete. 
(6) UPDATING PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
the date that is 3 months after the date on which 
the Commission issues or revises regulations as re-
quired under subsection (a), each public utility shall 
make a filing pursuant to section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d) to amend their inter-
connection procedures to comply with such regula-
tions. 
SEC. 
4. 
DEPLOYMENT 
OF 
GRID 
ENHANCING 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall issue a new regulation, 
or revise existing regulations, to require the following: 
(1) CONSULTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to proc-
essing a request to interconnect a generation 
project or an energy storage project, the Re-
gional Transmission Organization, Independent 
System Operator, or transmission planning co-
ordinator, as applicable, shall— 
(i) consult with the relevant owner of 
the transmission facility or transmission 
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system, and the interconnection customer, 
regarding deploying grid enhancing tech-
nology in addition to, or as a substitute to, 
carrying out a traditional transmission up-
grade or addition, such as modifying or 
adding a conductor or substation element; 
and 
(ii) study the efficacy of deploying 
grid enhancing technology for the purposes 
described in clause (i). 
(B) UNCONNECTED TRANSMISSION FACILI-
TIES.—With respect to a request to inter-
connect a generation project or an energy stor-
age project to a transmission facility that is not 
connected to a transmission system, the owner 
or operator of such a facility shall— 
(i) consult with the interconnection 
customer regarding deploying grid enhanc-
ing technology in addition to, or as a sub-
stitute to, carrying out a traditional trans-
mission upgrade or addition, such as modi-
fying or adding a conductor or substation 
element; and 
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(ii) study the efficacy of deploying 
grid enhancing technology for the purposes 
described in clause (i). 
(2) DEPLOYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An interconnection cus-
tomer that is consulted with under paragraph 
(1) may request that grid enhancing technology 
that was the subject of such consultation be de-
ployed. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—The owner of the 
transmission facility or transmission system to 
which such technology would be deployed shall 
determine whether to deploy such technology, 
subject to an appeal under subparagraph (C). 
(C) APPEAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An interconnection 
customer that requests deployment of grid 
enhancing technology under subparagraph 
(A) may submit to the Commission a re-
quest for a hearing to appeal the decision 
under subparagraph (B) to not deploy grid 
enhancing technology. 
(ii) EFFECT
OF
APPEAL.—After a 
hearing under clause (i), the Commission 
may order the owner of the transmission 
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facility or transmission system to deploy 
the grid enhancing technology requested 
under subparagraph (A). 
(3) UPDATING PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
the date that is 3 months after the date on which 
the Commission issues or revises regulations as re-
quired under this section, each public utility shall 
make a filing pursuant to section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d) to amend their inter-
connection procedures to comply with such regula-
tions. 
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