1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act or the Next Generation GRID Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. General right of interconnection. Sec. 3. Electricity distribution resource planning. Sec. 4. Non-wires alternatives. Sec. 5. Distribution system operator pilot program. Sec. 6. Consideration of performance-based incentive rates. 2. General right of interconnection The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 4 ( 16 U.S.C. 2603 ) the following: 5. General right of interconnection (a) Definition of distributed energy resource In this section, the term distributed energy resource means a resource, technology, or combination of resources and technologies interconnected to the electricity distribution system that generates, manages, or reduces energy use. (b) Right of interconnection Distributed energy resources shall have a general right of interconnection under this Act. (c) Analysis of interconnection requests The methods used to calculate the impacts of proposed interconnections under this Act shall be transparent, repeatable, consistent, clearly established, and agreed to by the appropriate State regulatory authority. (d) Rates and fees As the State or appropriate State regulatory authority determines to be appropriate, each electric utility shall adopt standards, conditions, and requirements for rates and fees for the interconnection of distributed energy resources under this Act, that— (1) reflect the 2-way costs and benefits for the distributed energy resource and the electricity grid; (2) provide fair credit for energy exported to the electricity grid; (3) are transparently derived and consistently applied