Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.

Replaced the original requirement to conduct a request for proposals for zero-carbon resources with a mandate to first conduct a comprehensive assessment of available surplus capacity at existing and planned solar facilities.

Added a requirement for Phase I and Phase II Utilities to establish pilot programs with specific capacity limits (100 MW for Phase I and 500 MW for Phase II) for energy storage and solar projects.

Removed the original prohibition on constructing new carbon-emitting facilities until surplus capacity proposals were awarded.

Introduced new definitions for 'capacity interconnection rights', 'planned intermittent generation facility', and 'regional transmission entity' to clarify the scope of the assessment.

Changed the effective date and assessment deadline from January 1, 2027, to a report submission deadline of January 1, 2027, with pilot program approval required by March 1, 2027.

The document structure was converted from unnumbered paragraphs to a numbered format (e.g., '1. § 1.'), and decorative headers were replaced with standardized legislative headers including bill numbers and session dates.