BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Innovations and Efficiencies in Generator
Interconnection

Docket No. AD24-9-000

Supplemental Notice of Staff-Led Workshop
As first announced in the Notice of Staff-Led Workshop issued in this proceeding
on May 13, 2024, pursuant to 18 CFR 2.1(a), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will convene a staff-led workshop in the above-referenced proceeding at
Commission headquarters, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 on Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 and Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from approximately 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This supplemental notice provides additional detail as to the
planned content of the workshop and the self-nomination process for interested panelists.
The conference will be held in-person. The tentative topics and panels for the
workshop appear below. A detailed agenda with the final list of topics and panels,
selected speakers, presentation dates, and times for the selected speakers will be
published on the Commission’s website1 and in eLibrary at a later date.
This conference will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds including
project developers, transmission owners and providers, government, research centers, and
academia. The conference will bring these experts together for the purposes of
identifying and discussing potential innovations and efficiencies related to generator
interconnection.
Broadly, such topics fall into the following categories, which may be subject to
change:
The Day 1 Innovations Panels will discuss enhancements to current generator
interconnection processes that may build upon the reforms in Order No. 2023.2
(Inn.1) Innovations Panel 1, integrated transmission planning and generator
interconnection, will explore the extent to which transmission planning and generator
interconnection processes may be further integrated beyond the reforms adopted in Order

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Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procs. & Agreements, Order No.
2023, 184 FERC ¶ 61,054, order on reh’g, 185 FERC ¶ 61,063 (2023), order on reh’g,
Order No. 2023-A, 186 FERC ¶ 61,199 (2024).
No. 1920.3 This panel will explore ideas to more efficiently and proactively plan for and
interconnect new generation with increased cost certainty.
(Inn.2) Innovations Panel 2, further changes, will examine the viability and utility
of different approaches to organizing, processing, and studying generator interconnection
requests, such as an ERIS-focused (or “connect and manage”) process, the use of
competitive mechanisms (e.g., an auction process to allocate scarce capacity or to resolve
competition for the same point of interconnection), or other potential approaches.
(Inn.3) Innovations Panel 3, prioritizing generator interconnection requests, will
examine whether proposed generating facilities may be prioritized in the interconnection
queue beyond the use of first-ready, first-served cluster window deadlines and readiness
milestones as adopted by Order No. 2023 without undue discrimination.
The Day 2 Efficiencies Panels will discuss incremental changes to current
generator interconnection processes that may build upon the reforms in Order No. 2023.
(Eff.1) Efficiencies Panel 1, the generator interconnection process, will evaluate
the potential for increased efficiency throughout the generator interconnection process
(excluding topics covered in Efficiencies Panels 2 and 3), such as, for example, providing
additional pre-application data to interconnection customers or establishing fast-tracking
processes for interconnection requests at points of interconnection with fewer system
constraints.
(Eff.2) Efficiencies Panel 2, automation, will assess opportunities for greater
efficiency in the processing and study of interconnection requests by automating different
steps in the process and using advanced computing technologies such as artificial
intelligence to shorten the timeline from interconnection request to interconnection
agreement.4
(Eff.3) Efficiencies Panel 3, post-generator interconnection agreement
construction phase, will discuss opportunities for greater efficiency, transparency, and
accountability in the design, construction, and operation of interconnection facilities and
network upgrades.
Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit a self-nomination
email no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on July 12, 2024, to
Panelist_InterconnectionWorkshop@ferc.gov. The self-nominations should have
“Panelist Self-Nomination” in the subject line and include the panelist’s name, contact
information, organizational affiliation, one-paragraph biography, the panel the selfnominated panelist proposes to speak on, and a description of what they would like to
Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and
Cost Allocation, Order No. 1920, 187 FERC ¶ 61,068 (2024).
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term for a spectrum of tools ranging from
data validation on the simple side, to machine learning and statistical modeling in the
middle, to deep learning and generative AI on the complex side of the spectrum.
discuss. Speakers are encouraged to build on existing developments in generator
interconnection. Presentations that center on pending contested proceedings or pending
requests for variations submitted in compliance with Order No. 2023 are discouraged.
The workshop will be open to the public to attend virtually or in person and there
is no fee for attendance. A supplemental notice will be issued with further details
regarding the workshop agenda, as well as any changes in timing or logistics.
Information will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website,
www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. To stay apprised of issuances in this docket, there is an
“eSubscription” link on the Commission’s web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
The workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be available for a
fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A link to the webcast of this event will be
available in the Commission Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov. The Commission
provides technical support for the free webcasts. Please call 202-502-8680 or email
customer@ferc.gov if you have any questions.
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free (866) 208-3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202)
208-2106 with the required accommodations.
For further information about this workshop, please contact:
Michael G. Henry (Technical Information)
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
202-502-8583
Michael.Henry@ferc.gov
Lewis Taylor (Legal Information)
Office of General Counsel
202-502-8624
Lewis.Taylor@ferc.gov
Dated: June 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14675 Filed: 7/2/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/3/2024]