sights into the effectiveness, efficiency, affordability, 
and reliability of interconnection processes across all 
transmission planning regions. 
(3) DATA SOURCES.—The Dashboard shall in-
corporate data collected under section 3 of this Act 
and from FERC Form No. 1 filings, relevant Com-
mission filings, publicly available interconnection 
queue data, and additional datasets, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary or the Commission. 
(4) CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary shall develop 
the Dashboard to be able to— 
(A) present anonymized interconnection 
queue data, including application volumes, with-
drawal rates, project timelines, and milestones; 
(B) provide visualization of average and 
median 
interconnection 
study 
durations, 
disaggregated by region and project type; 
(C) show aggregated system upgrade costs, 
study backlogs, and queue performance metrics; 
(D) allow filtering by geographic location 
(e.g., State, balancing authority, latitude/lon-
gitude coordinate), utility, fuel type, and project 
size; 
(E) present each interconnection project’s 
current development status, such as application 
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submitted, study phase, approved, under con-
struction, or in-service; 
(F) display physical asset characteristics 
for each interconnection project and system seg-
ment, including nameplate generation capacity, 
peak load served, and conductor capacity rat-
ings; 
(G) identify trends in queue reform out-
comes, including impacts on throughput, delay 
reduction, and project completion rates; 
(H) support export of underlying data in 
machine-readable formats for public analysis; 
and 
(I) perform any other function the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(5) REPORTING.—The Secretary, in collabora-
tion with National Laboratories and the Commis-
sion, shall publish annual reports summarizing find-
ings from the Dashboard, based on data collected 
pursuant to section 3, without substituting for the 
more comprehensive cost-driver analysis required 
under subsection (a), including— 
(A) interregional comparisons of queue ef-
ficiency and project success rates; 
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(B) systemic drivers of delay or cost esca-
lation; 
(C) estimated ratepayer impacts associated 
with interconnection bottlenecks; and 
(D) recommendations for improving inter-
connection transparency and system perform-
ance. 
(6) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Dashboard shall be 
made available on a public website and designed for 
use by a broad range of users, including through vis-
ualizations, downloadable datasets, and API access, 
while maintaining protections for CEII. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration of the Department of En-
ergy. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(3) FERC FORM
NO. 1.—The term ‘‘FERC 
Form No. 1’’ means the Form of Annual Report for 
Major electric utilities, licensees, and others, des-
ignated as FERC Form No. 1 and prescribed under 
section 141.1 of title 18, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(4) METADATA.—The term ‘‘metadata’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
(5) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ refers ex-
clusively to transmission infrastructure projects 
planned, proposed, or undertaken by the transmit-
ting 
utility. 
This 
includes 
projects 
initiated 
through— 
(A) regional or local transmission planning 
processes; 
(B) interconnection studies; 
(C) reliability-driven upgrades; and 
(D) other applicable pathways as deter-
mined by the Commission. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(7) FEDERAL POWER ACT TERMS.—The terms 
‘‘transmitting utility’’, and ‘‘Transmission Organiza-
tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
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