Topic
Interconnection Standards
5 published works
Washington Energy Report
FERC Commits to June 2026 Action in Large Load Interconnection Rulemaking
By Sahara Shrestha, Antonia Douglas
On April 16, 2026, FERC announced that it will move forward with reforms to govern how large loads interconnect to the interstate transmission system, committing to take action in its…
Renewable + Law
FERC Grants Limited Waiver to the CAISO to Immediately Interconnect Gas Turbines
By Seth Hilton
In the wake of Governor Newsom’s July 30, 2021 Emergency Proclamation intended to mitigate the strain on the California energy grid, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) and the…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
DPU Issues Memorandum on Additional Procedural Steps in its Distributed Generation Interconnection Docket
On March 10, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued a memorandum regarding additional procedural steps in its distributed generation (DG) interconnection docket – D.P.U. 19-55. As we…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Denies Rehearing, Partially Grants Clarification on MISO, SPP, and PJM Affected System Study Coordination Order
By Sidney Villanueva, Adrienne Thompson
On April 24, 2020, FERC largely upheld an earlier-issued order imposing additional transparency obligations on Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”), Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”), and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.…
Renewable + Law
Interconnection Modernization Underway in Minnesota
By Sarah Johnson Phillips, Riley Conlin
In a recent order from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”), Minnesota took a big step to update the state’s interconnection process and standard interconnection agreement for distributed energy…