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Subcommittee advances bill to pilot expedited electric interconnection, microgrid option for growing regions
Summary
AB 1347 would establish a pilot allowing developers in up to six priority regions to expedite grid interconnection by funding infrastructure expansions or using microgrids for up to 10 years; the committee voted to pass the bill to the appropriate policy committee, 8-0.
Assemblymember Carrillo presented AB 1347, a bill aimed at easing lengthy utility interconnection timelines that can delay new residential and commercial development in high-growth regions such as the High Desert.
Carrillo told the committee customers can wait "somewhere between a couple of years and a decade" to connect to the grid, a delay he said…
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