Next Generation GRID Act

Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act or the Next Generation GRID Act

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to (1)establish a right of interconnection for distributed energy resources, (2)require each electric utility to develop an electricity distribution resource plan, (3)require each state to consider non-wire alternatives for allowing an electric utility to recover costs associated with an electricity transmission and distribution project, (4)require the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program for a distribution system operator, and (5)require each state to consider the use of performance-based incentive mechanisms to achieve its public interest goals.