Amendment #5 to H5151

First-ready, first-served interconnection fairness

Mr. LeBoeuf of Worcester moves to amend the bill In section 39, in line 1394, by inserting after the word “cash” the following:

(c) An electric distribution company shall not require, solicit, accept or enter into any agreement for the payment of money, provision of services, or other consideration from an interconnecting customer for the purpose of obtaining priority, accelerated review, expedited study, preferential treatment, or advancement in the interconnection queue relative to other similarly situated interconnecting customers.

(d) Interconnection applications shall be processed in a transparent, nondiscriminatory and sequential manner consistent with a first-ready, first-served methodology approved by the department.

(e) No electric distribution company shall condition interconnection approval, system impact study timing, construction scheduling, or capacity allocation on an interconnecting customer’s agreement to make payments beyond those required for the customer’s proportional and actual cost responsibility.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #5 to H5151

First-ready, first-served interconnection fairness