FERC Proposes Reforms To Generator Interconnection Process

FERC claims that the change in the nation's generation mix and increase in interconnection requests necessitate reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of the interconnection process.

After 13 years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is proposing reforms to its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) and pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) to enhance the efficiency and transparency of the interconnection process and to increase certainty for interconnection customers by providing more timely and accurate information on a more predictable basis. FERC conducted its last major review of the interconnection process in 2003, which resulted, for the first time, in a standardized interconnection process as set forth in Order No. 2003.