HR 1624
112th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Public utilities and utility rates
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.
Introduced: April 15, 2011
Introduced by:
Luján, Ben Ray
Democratic
· New Mexico
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Committees of jurisdiction
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