PENNSYLVANIA, March 31 - (2) Certification shall be based on a binding financial

commitment by a large load customer, including a power

purchase agreement, to enable an incremental energy resource

or resources, located within the territory of PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C., or its successors, equivalent on a

one-for-one accredited unforced capacity basis, including a

reasonable reserve margin, tied to the large load customer's

ramp and utilization schedule, through any combination of the

following:

(i) Placement in service of a new generation

resource or combined generation and storage resource.

(ii) Uprate or expansion of an existing generation

resource to the extent of the uprated capacity.

(iii) Participation in a demand response product, if

participation continues for the duration of the

certification period or until the large load customer has

brought additional energy capacity equivalent to the

capacity value of the demand response product.

(iv) Another incremental addition of accredited

unforced capacity as measured by the applicable regional

transmission organization or independent system operator.

(b) Interconnection priority.--The commission shall require

electric distribution companies to prioritize the

interconnection of large load customers certified under

subsection (a) and, for interconnections subject to State

jurisdiction, to prioritize the interconnection of paired

generation resources or storage resources associated with a

certified large load customer.

Section 9. Transparency, filing and enforcement.

(a) Filing requirement.--

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