HB 2828 — An Act providing for tariffs for large computational load customers and for emergency load control procedures during regional resource adequacy shortfalls; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

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3926 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

39762828 THE2026 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFFIEDLER, PENNSYLVANIAPIELLI, HOUSEGIRAL, BILLPROBST, SessionHANBIDGE, ofDONAHUE, No.WAXMAN, RIVERA, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PASHINSKI, MADDEN, BOYD, INGLIS AND MULLINS, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 AN ACT Profor emergency load control procedures during regionalmers and resource adequacy shortfalls;

2828 2026 INTRODUCED BY FIEDLER, PIELLI, GIRAL, PROBST, HANBIDGE, DONAHUE, WAXMAN, RIVERA, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PASHINSKI, MADDEN, BOYD, INGLIS AND MULLINS, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 AN ACT Providing for tariffs for large computational load customers and for emergency load control procedures during regional resource adequacy shortfalls;

"Interim Resource Adequacy Service" or "IRAS." A load reduction program implemented jointly between PJM and electric 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 2 - distribution companies prior to an energy emergency level 1 action designated by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, through which eligible new large computational load customers that have not made arrangements to secure bring your own new capacity resources shall provide load reductions to avoid escalation of emergency procedures, as described in PJM's Interim Resource Adequacy Service tariff filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Docket No.

ER26-3380, including modifications as may be made to 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 3 - the program upon Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval or any successor capacity procurements to address a forecasted resource adequacy shortfall attributed primarily to load growth from large computational load customers.

(2) Enable a large computational load customer to 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 4 - designate a load ramp schedule over a period of up to five years.

A contribution 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 5 - in aid of construction may not be included in the electric distribution company's rate base.

The collateral requirement amount may be adjusted annually to reflect the remaining service agreement term following the customer's timely payment of 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 6 - charges throughout the previous year.

20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 7 - (e) Backstop auction and IRAS implementation.--Electric generation suppliers and electric distribution companies with PJM reliability backstop auction obligations shall file and the commission shall approve procedures or tariff provisions, or both, necessary to implement the reliability backstop auction no later than June 1, 2028.

(3) Define reliability backstop auction capacity cost allocation, auction capacity reallocation procedure requirements, processes for reassignment of reliability backstop auction capacity in a default event and consumer protection mechanisms related to the backstop auction, as 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 8 - determined by the commission.

(1) During a load emergency situation as defined under 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 9 - 52 Pa.

The listing shall include all information required for the creation of a large load registry as described in PJM's tariff filing regarding Interim Resource 20260HB2828PN397620260HB2828PN3926 - 10 - Adequacy Service with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including identifying large computational load customers that have satisfied bring your own new capacity requirements and each large computational load customer's electric demand, electric peak load and location within the electric distribution company's service territory.

SECTIONSection 5.

BACKUP GENERATION STANDARDS.

<-- (A) DISCLOSURE.--EACH LARGE COMPUTATIONAL LOAD CUSTOMER SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICABLE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AND PJM INFORMATION REGARDING THE LARGE COMPUTATIONAL LOAD CUSTOMER'S BACKUP GENERATION RESOURCES OR BATTERY STORAGE RESOURCES AND THE LARGE COMPUTATIONAL LOAD CUSTOMER'S CAPABILITY TO RELY ON BACKUP GENERATION RESOURCES OR BATTERY STORAGE RESOURCES DURING A PERIOD OF REQUIRED LOAD SHEDDING OR CURTAILMENT, AS DETERMINED BY PJM, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF NOTICE REQUIRED TO DEPLOY BACKUP GENERATION RESOURCES OR BATTERY STORAGE RESOURCES.

(B) EMISSION STANDARDS.--A LARGE COMPUTATIONAL LOAD CUSTOMER'S ONSITE FOSSIL-FUELED BACKUP GENERATION SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

(1) MEET OR EXCEED THE TIER 4 EMISSIONS STANDARDS OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR BOTH MEET THE TIER 2 EMISSIONS STANDARDS OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND BE EQUIPPED WITH A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM OR ANOTHER EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM THAT MORE STRINGENTLY REDUCES NITROGEN OXIDES, WHERE APPLICABLE.

(2) BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY USE AND LIMITED TESTING AND MAINTENANCE CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AIR QUALITY LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

20260HB2828PN3976 - 11 - (3) BE PERMITTED, MONITORED AND REPORTED IN THE AGGREGATE AS A SINGLE EMISSIONS SOURCE OR AS PART OF A SINGLE EMISSIONS SOURCE, WHERE PRACTICABLE, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Section 5 6.

<-- The commission shall have general administrative authority, including the authority to interpret this act and adopt any order or regulation necessary, to implement this act.

Section 66. 7.

<-- This act shall take effect immediately.

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