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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act or the</b> <b>Next Generation GRID Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to (1)establish a right of interconnection for distributed energy resources, (2)require each electric utility to develop an electricity distribution resource plan, (3)require each state to consider non-wire alternatives for allowing an electric utility to recover costs associated with an electricity transmission and distribution project, (4)require the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program for a distribution system operator, and (5)require each state to consider the use of performance-based incentive mechanisms to achieve its public interest goals.</p>]]></text>
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