HB 2429 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for hosting capacity maps.

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33703575 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

2429 2026 INTRODUCED BY CERRATO, FIEDLER, HANBIDGE, RIVERA, MALAGARI, VENKAT, STEELE, OTTEN, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOROWSKI, DONAHUEDONAHUE, BOYD, WAXMAN AND BOYD,KHAN, APRIL 20, 2026 AS REPORTEDAMENDED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENERGY,SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ASJUNE AMENDED,9, MAY 6, 2026 AN ACT Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for hosting capacity maps.

(3) ANAn ELECTRICelectric DISTRIBUTIONdistribution COMPANYcompany MAYmay ESTABLISHSHALL ANestablish <-- ONLINEan PORTALonline ORportal REGISTRATIONor PROCESSregistration THATprocess ENABLESthat Aenables PERSONa TO<-- VERIFYperson THEto PERSON'Sverify IDENTITYthe TOperson's RECEIVEidentity ACCESSto TOreceive THEaccess HOSTINGto CAPACITYthe MAPShosting ONcapacity THEmaps ELECTRICon DISTRIBUTIONthe COMPANY'Selectric PUBLICLYdistribution ACCESSIBLEcompany's INTERNETpublicly WEBSITE.accessible Internet website.

(4)AUTHORIZES THEAN COMMISSION<-- SHALLELIGIBLE ENSUREPERSON THATTO ANACCESS ELECTRICTHE DISTRIBUTIONHOSTING COMPANYCAPACITY DOESMAPS NOTUPON DISCRIMINATEVERIFICATION AGAINST,THAT HINDERTHE ORELIGIBLE DENY A PERSON THATIS PROPERLYENGAGED REQUESTSIN ACCESSA TOPROJECT THEOR ELECTRICOTHER DISTRIBUTIONLEGITIMATE COMPANY'SBUSINESS DISTRIBUTIONPURPOSE SYSTEMRELATED HOSTINGTO CAPACITYTHE MAPS.DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

A(4) PERSONThe MAYcommission FILEshall Aensure COMPLAINTthat WITHan THEelectric COMMISSIONdistribution IFcompany THEdoes PERSONnot BELIEVESdiscriminate THEagainst, ELECTRIChinder DISTRIBUTIONor COMPANYdeny HASa DENIEDAN ORELIGIBLE PREVENTEDperson ACCESSthat TOproperly ANrequests ELECTRICaccess DISTRIBUTIONto COMPANY'S<-- HOSTINGthe CAPACITYelectric MAPdistribution INcompany's VIOLATIONdistribution OFsystem THIShosting SECTION.capacity maps.

A AN ELIGIBLE person may file a <-- complaint with the commission if the person believes the electric distribution company has denied or prevented access to an electric distribution company's hosting capacity map in violation of this section.

(c) Standards.--The commission mayshall SHALL establish uniform <-- reporting standards for consistency across each electric distribution company.company within nine months of the effective date of this subsection, subject to a stakeholder proceeding.

WITHINAt NINEa MONTHSminimum, OFstandards THEshall EFFECTIVEaddress DATEdata <--format, OFmethodology THISfor SUBSECTION,20260HB2429PN3575 SUBJECT- TO2 A- STAKEHOLDERcalculating PROCEEDING.load hosting capacity, threshold criteria for constraint disclosure and map user interface requirements.

AT(d) APreapplication MINIMUM,period.-- STANDARDS(1) SHALLWithin ADDRESS30 DATAdays FORMAT,of METHODOLOGYthe FOReffective CALCULATINGdate LOADof HOSTINGthis CAPACITY,subsection, THRESHOLDeach CRITERIAelectric FORdistribution CONSTRAINTcompany DISCLOSUREshall ANDdevelop MAPa USERpreapplication INTERFACEreport REQUIREMENTS.that provides general locational information to a person that proposes to interconnect new load or generation to the distribution system upon request, which shall include the proximity to distribution lines operating at a nominal voltage of at least 4 kV, existing interconnected generation and load, distribution system capacity and constraints relevant to interconnection viability and any other relevant information identified by the commission.

(d)(2) PreapplicationAn period.-- (1) Within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection, each electric distribution company shall developprovide 20260HB2429PN3370the - 2 - a preapplication report that provides general locational information to anthe entityperson A PERSON that proposes to <-- interconnect NEW LOAD OR GENERATION to the distribution <-- system uponwithin request,seven whichbusiness shalldays includeafter the proximity to distribution lines operating at a nominalrequest voltageis ofsubmitted atto leastthe 4,000electric 4distribution kV,company. existing interconnected generation, AND LOAD, <-- DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CAPACITY AND CONSTRAINTS RELEVANT TO interconnection viability and any other relevant information identified by the commission.

(2) An electric distribution company shall provide the locational information to the entity PERSON that proposes to <-- interconnect to the distribution system within seven business days after a request is submitted to the electric distribution company.

(A) Available load hosting capacity FORfor NEWnew LOADload <--interconnections. INTERCONNECTIONS.

(B) Available capacity for distributed energy 20260HB2429PN3575 - 3 - resource interconnection.

(C) A DISTRIBUTIONdistribution SYSTEMsystem CONSTRAINTconstraint ORor <--characteristic CHARACTERISTICidentified IDENTIFIEDby BYthe THEcommission COMMISSIONas ASrelevant RELEVANTto TOsiting SITINGdecisions DECISIONSfor FORnew NEWlarge LARGEloads LOADSor ORgeneration. GENERATION.

20260HB2429PN3370 - 3 - (ii) Existing and queued distributed energy resources.

20260HB2429PN3575 - 4 - (4) Customers experiencing long interruption durations, identifying customers that have experienced outages of one or more hours in duration divided by the total number of customers served.

(5) Average outage frequency and duration per circuit 20260HB2429PN3370 - 4 - and substation.

(8) OTHEROther RELIABILITYreliability METRICSmetrics THATthat THEthe COMMISSIONcommission DEEMSdeems <--appropriate. APPROPRIATE.

(H)(h) COMPLAINTComplaint PROCESS.--THEprocess.--The COMMISSIONcommission SHALLshall PROMULGATEpromulgate <--regulations REGULATIONSto TOestablish ESTABLISHa Acustomer CUSTOMERcomplaint COMPLAINTprocess PROCESSfor FORany ANYalleged ALLEGEDviolations VIOLATIONSof OFthe THEhosting HOSTINGcapacity CAPACITYmap MAPstandards STANDARDSand ANDrequirements REQUIREMENTSestablished ESTABLISHEDin INthis THISsection. SECTION.

A VIOLATIONviolation OFof THISthis SECTIONsection SHALLshall BEbe SUBJECTsubject TOto ENFORCEMENTenforcement BYby THEthe COMMISSIONcommission UNDERunder CHAPTERChapter 33 (RELATING(relating TOto VIOLATIONSviolations ANDand PENALTIES).penalties).

(I)(i) APPLICABILITY.--THISApplicability.--This SECTIONsection SHALLshall NOTnot APPLYapply TOto ANan ELECTRICelectric DISTRIBUTIONdistribution COMPANYcompany WITHwith LESSless THANthan 100,000 CUSTOMERS.customers.

(J) DEFINITIONS.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING <-- WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SUBSECTION UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:

"ELIGIBLE PERSON." A PERSON INVOLVED IN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INTERCONNECTION ANALYSIS OR ENGINEERING OR ENERGY PLANNING RELATING TO A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

THE TERM 20260HB2429PN3575 - 5 - SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:

(1) A HOLDER OF A PENNSYLVANIA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSE.

(2) A HOLDER OF A PENNSYLVANIA HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION.

(3) A HOLDER OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR OR ELECTRICIAN LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT REQUIRED BY A STATE AGENCY OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY.

(4) A SOLAR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFIED ENERGY PRACTITIONERS.

(5) A PERSON WITH AN ACTIVE REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION OR UTILITY INTERCONNECTION QUEUE POSITION.

(6) A PERSON WITH AN EXECUTED UTILITY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.

(7) A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER GENERATOR.

(8) ANY OTHER ENERGY PROFESSIONAL AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.

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