Task force divided on whether interconnection changes need legislation
Members debated whether modernizing interconnection (meter-socket adapters and related rules) can be done under existing SEC authority or will require statutory changes; staff recommended flagging items that likely need legislation and adding a catch-all note in the report.
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A significant portion of the meeting focused on whether proposed interconnection changes—meter-socket-adapter rules and other streamlining—can proceed under existing regulatory authority or need action by the General Assembly. Staff (asked to speak by name as "Ted" during discussion) told the task force that many of the interconnection recommendations "are detailed parts of the regulations that don't actually need legislative or statutory change to actually enact or change." He recommended the SEC take these up and that legislation would only be needed if a change cannot be implemented through rulemaking.
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