Mark R. Haskell, Brett A. Snyder, Lamiya N. Rahman, and Jane Thomas
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) unanimously approved Order No. 2023, a Final Rule designed to streamline the process by which generation resources can connect to the interstate transmission grid.
At a high level, the Final Rule substantially revises the current pro forma large generator interconnection procedures (“LGIP”) and agreement (“LGIA”) with the following updates:
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- Replacing the current first-come, first-served process with a first-ready, first-served interconnection cluster study process.
- Increasing the speed of interconnection queue processing by, among other things, imposing strict study deadlines and penalties on transmission providers.
- Incorporating technological advancements into the interconnection process.
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Order No. 2023 also makes changes to the small generator interconnection procedures (“SGIP”) and agreement (“SGIA”).
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