H.R. 1624 · 112th Congress

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ben Luján
Introduced
2011-04-15
Latest action
2011-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summary

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) 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 two 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.