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Committee holds new utility bill to study surplus interconnection service
Summary
Representative Watkins described HB413 as a proposal to require utilities to analyze surplus interconnection service opportunities in IRPs to better utilize existing transmission capacity; the committee voted to hold the bill for interim work and stakeholder study.
Representative Michael J. Watkins presented HB413 to the House Public Utilities and Energy Standing Committee on Feb. 12, describing a proposal that would require affected electrical utilities to analyze "surplus interconnection service" opportunities within integrated resource plan filings and to solicit information from non‑utility facilities.
Josh Brown of Pew Charitable Trusts told the committee the concept is new in statute but reflects operational questions…
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