1. (a) On or before May 1, 2025, the Commission shall adopt regulations to:

   1. (1) establish expedited processes for interconnecting the following systems to the electric distribution system:

      1. (i) bidirectional electric vehicle systems capable of providing electricity to the electric distribution system; and
      2. (ii) bidirectional electric vehicle systems that do not provide electricity to the electric distribution system but do provide electricity to a home, business, or other structure serviced by an investor-owned electric company; and
   2. (2) provide investor-owned electric companies with adequate time to ensure electric distribution system reliability in advance of the interconnections described in item (1) of this subsection.

2. (b) An investor-owned electric company:

   1. (1) may require a customer to provide notice to the investor-owned electric company if the customer installs a bidirectional electric vehicle system described in subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section; and
   2. (2) shall require a customer to apply for interconnection if the customer configures a bidirectional electric vehicle system to provide electricity to the electric distribution system.
3. (c) A municipal electric utility or an electric cooperative may comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section in the same manner as an investor-owned electric company.

Added by Acts 2024, c. 475, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 476, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.