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Senate committee advances bill to let new generators use unused interconnection capacity
Summary
The Senate Utilities Committee unanimously passed SB 240, which would allow new generation and storage to tap unused interconnection capacity at existing plants through 'surplus interconnection service' (SIS); supporters said SIS can speed deployment and lower costs, while stakeholders sought clarifications now included in an amendment.
The Indiana Senate Utilities Committee voted unanimously to pass SB 240, a bill that would enable new generators and storage projects to connect using unused interconnection capacity at existing plants, a concept supporters call surplus interconnection service (SIS). Chair Senator Eric Cook introduced the bill and an amendment that the committee adopted by consent.
Proponents described SIS as a faster, lower-cost route to add capacity without building new transmission. "SIS is an underutilized mechanism that allows a new supply resource like energy generation or storage to piggyback off the underutilized interconnection of an existing power plant and skip the interconnection queue process," Pew…
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