FERC Order No. 2023 On Generator Interconnection Reforms Published In <em>Federal Register</em>, Setting Effective Date And Current Compliance Deadline

On September 6, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the "Commission") Order No. 2023, "Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements" (the "Final Rule"), was published in the Federal Register. The Final Rule had been issued by FERC on July 28, 2023, and requests for rehearing and clarification have already been filed with the agency by numerous transmission owners, generation developers, trade associations and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators affected by the Final Rule. Akin hosted a webinar on the Final Rule on August 3, 2023, providing analysis on the Final Rule's requirements to (1) increase how quickly requests in the interconnection queue are processed, (2) replace the previous "first-come, first-served" process with a "first-ready, first-served" cluster study process and (3) incorporate technological advancements in generation and transmission into the interconnection