Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). [Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a project to a power system. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).] Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a [community renewable energy project or] microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.