This bill creates requirements for providing electrical service to large-scale electrical loads.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- establishes alternative processes for providing electric service to customers with large electrical loads;
- exempts service provided under this chapter from certain rate regulation requirements while maintaining safety and reliability standards;
- creates procedures for submitting, evaluating, and contracting for large-scale electrical service requests;
- establishes requirements for qualified electric utilities and large-scale generation providers serving large load customers;
- creates accounting and operational transparency requirements to protect retail customers;
- establishes a framework for closed private generation systems and connected generation systems;
- requires the Public Service Commission (commission) to establish a large load flexible tariff;
- directs the commission to establish rules for allocating transmission costs between large load customers and retail customers; and
- requires the commission to conduct periodic reviews of the program and report to the Legislature.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 54-2-1
Substitute #1: