On November 3, 2017, FERC largely denied rehearing requests from
a group of generation developers ("Generation
Developers") regarding the Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc.'s ("MISO") revisions to its Generator
Interconnection Procedures ("GIP") and its pro
forma Generator Interconnection Agreement
("GIA"). With the exception of one issue, FERC
otherwise rejected the Generation Developers requests that FERC
reconsider prior MISO revisions regarding the efficiency and
timeliness of MISO's generator interconnection queue process
contained in Attachment X of its Open Access Transmission, Energy
and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff ("Tariff").
On January 3, 2017, FERC accepted MISO's proposed revisions
to its GIP and its pro forma GIA contained in Attachment X
of its Tariff (see January 9, 2017 version of the
WER). Within this order, FERC also accepted
MISO's proposed changes to its interconnection
procedures. According to MISO, these changes are
