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Senators debate changes to electric interconnection review for EV chargers and constructive approval timeline
Summary
Senators debated a provision that would extend the Department of Public Utilities' constructive approval timeline from three to six months for certain electric distribution company interconnection applications tied to EV charging and grid upgrades, focusing on planning, queue management and potential ratepayer impacts.
A contested provision in the supplemental bill would extend the timeframe in which an electric distribution company application is deemed approved if the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) does not act from three months to six months. Senator Kelly A. Dooner argued the change would allow rate increases to take effect without full DPU review and “exposes ratepayers to higher, more unjustified cost increases.” She proposed removing the…
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