This legislation aims to enhance the process for connecting large nonresidential electric loads to the national electric transmission system, ensuring that these connections are managed efficiently and transparently while protecting existing ratepayers from potential cost increases. It specifically targets new or expanded nonresidential electric loads with a peak demand of at least 150 megawatts, referred to as "covered large loads." The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is granted jurisdiction over the interconnection of these large loads, tasked with establishing standards and…