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HR 1624 112th Congress House

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 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesConsumer affairsDepartment of Energy
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Electric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Public utilities and utility rates
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action April 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 15, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· Apr 15, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Apr 15, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1624: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1624/
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"H.R. 1624: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1624/.
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H.R. 1624, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1624/.
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