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This concurrent resolution creates the Louisiana Grid Efficiency Task Force, a multi-stakeholder group charged with studying and recommending strategies for deploying advanced grid technologies in Louisiana. The task force will include representatives from state legislative committees, government agencies, utilities, cooperatives, industrial energy consumers, and academic experts, and is tasked with developing a comprehensive written plan to accelerate grid modernization by February 1, 2026. The group will specifically investigate the state's electricity transmission system, examine potential grid efficiency solutions like Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), High Performance Conductors (HPCs), and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), analyze regulatory barriers, explore integration opportunities, assess potential economic benefits, and develop recommendations for pilot projects and workforce training. The resolution is motivated by projected increases in electricity demand, rising transmission congestion costs, and the potential for these technologies to increase grid capacity, reduce costs, and support Louisiana's industrial growth, with the task force required to meet quarterly and provide recommendations to state leadership, reflecting a strategic approach to modernizing the state's electrical infrastructure.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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