On September 10 and 11, 2024, FERC staff held a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Washington, DC on opportunities to further refine the generator interconnection queue process. Panelists and FERC staff discussed potential enhancements to transmission planning and processing interconnection requests over the course of six panels on discrete issues related to interconnection queue reform. Panelists included representatives from public utilities, independent power producers, transmission providers, RTOs/ISOs, research organizations, and technology firms. Key points from each panel are summarized below. On September 12, 2024, FERC issued a formal notice requesting written post-workshop comments, which are due October 15, 2024.Continue Reading FERC Holds Workshop on Innovations & Efficiencies in Generator Interconnection Process, Seeks Comments