Mark R. Haskell, George D. Billinson, and Lamiya N. Rahman
On February 21, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order (“Order No. 845-A”) granting in part and denying in part requests for rehearing and clarification of its final rule reforming the large generator interconnection procedures (“Order No. 845”).[1] Order No. 845 aimed to “improve certainty for interconnection customers, promote more informed interconnections decisions, and enhance the interconnection process”[2] by implementing various revisions to the Commission’s pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (“LGIP”) and pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreements (“LGIA”), including:
- Option to Build: Removing the limitation that previously allowed interconnection customers to exercise the option to build transmission provider’s interconnection facilities and standalone network upgrades only in instances where the transmission provider could not meet the interconnection customer’s preferred construction timeline;
- Dispute Resolution Procedures: Directing transmission providers to establish interconnection dispute resolution procedures permitting disputing parties to unilaterally pursue nonbinding dispute resolution; Continue reading “FERC Clarifies and Revises Certain Aspects of Its Final Rule Reforming Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements”