FERC Issues Order 2023

FERC issued Order 2023 to reform generator interconnection procedures and agreements.

On July 28, 2023, FERC issued Order 2023 to reform generator interconnection procedures and agreements, in terms of transmission planning and cost allocation requirements. The rule requires all public utilities to adopt revised pro forma generator interconnection procedures and agreements to ensure that interconnection customers can interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely manner, and to prevent undue discrimination. Transmission providers will be approved in a first-ready, first-served cluster process. The rule also speeds up interconnection queue processing through penalties and allows for co-location and other technological advancements.