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NE LB1064

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Eliot Bostar

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Defines "large load customer" as any entity requesting new or expanded electrical interconnection exceeding 20 megawatts at a single site

  • Requires public power suppliers to establish interconnection standards that support business development while mitigating stranded infrastructure costs and maintaining system reliability

  • Mandates a minimum $100,000 flat study fee for initial transmission screening studies, with completion required within 180 days of payment

  • Requires large load customers to disclose competing service requests and onsite backup generation capacity to their power supplier, with confidentiality protections for competitively sensitive information

  • Authorizes public power suppliers to negotiate individual rates for large load customers and to require load curtailment or backup generator deployment during emergency conditions

Legislative Description

Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act

Last Action

Notice of hearing for February 12, 2026

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/16/2026

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