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Committee hears SB 589FN: microgrid follow‑up, port electrification study and cyber security rules for water systems
Summary
Senate Bill 589FN tasks DOE with a phase‑2 microgrid investigation and a port electrification task force, and clarifies DES authority to require cyber security standards for public water and wastewater systems. Stakeholders supported targeted studies and staged cyber assistance; municipalities flagged implementation cost concerns.
Senate Bill 589FN combines three related priorities: (1) a second phase of the Department of Energy microgrid investigation that would identify candidate sites and pilot/sandbox approaches for microgrid pilots; (2) a port electrification study and task force to assess readiness and private development models for electrifying ports and commercial vessel hooks‑up; and (3) a cyber security program and rulemaking authority for public water and wastewater systems to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attack.
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