Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025

This bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to start a rulemaking within 180 days to change how requests to connect new power generation and energy storage projects to the interstate transmission grid are processed. The new rules would revise standard interconnection procedures so that transmission providers base study assumptions on how each resource type actually operates, study requests in line with the customer's risk tolerance, and pick cost-effective fixes for reliability needs. Providers would also have to share information with applicants, use queue management practices such as automation and standardized study criteria, and take steps to support timely construction of network upgrades. FERC would have to issue a final rule within 18 months, and the bill states it does not change how transmission system costs are allocated.

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Sponsors

• Kathy Castor Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors