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Policy intelligence brief
2023-16628 — Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is adopting reforms to its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures, pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, and pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Agreement to address interconnection queue backlogs, improve certainty, and prevent undue discrimination for new technologies. The reforms are intended to ensure that the generator interconnection process is just, reasonabl…
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Grid & interconnection
Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades.
Energy · Grid Reliability
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Energy Department
issued by: Energy Department
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Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements
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2023-16628explicitly concernsEnergy
Theme named in the title or stored summary · Basis: explicit text match; not graph inference · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗2023-16628explicitly concernsGrid Reliability
Theme named in the title or stored summary · Basis: explicit text match; not graph inference · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗2023-16628signals mechanismGrid & interconnection
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗2023-16628applies inUnited States
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗2023-16628documented byFed. Register
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗2023-16628issued byEnergy Department
Issuing agency named in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗2023-16628member of familyImprovements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements
standalone · Basis: standalone federal_register record · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗