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Senate advances bill to speed certain clean‑energy projects using surplus interconnection
Summary
House Bill 40 76 A and a dash‑a2 amendment passed out of committee to let projects that can use existing surplus interconnection capacity proceed more quickly, with safeguards limiting county Goal 3 exceptions and requirements for mitigation and compatibility.
The Senate Energy and Environment Committee moved House Bill 40 76 A to the floor after adopting an amendment that would allow some projects to use surplus interconnection from existing energy facilities while including criteria to protect farmland and ensure mitigation.
Representative John Lively, who chairs the House Climate, Energy and Environment Committee, described the bills as tools to keep energy affordable and accelerate renewable deployment by making better use of existing interconnection capacity. Supporters said the bill…
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