BRIEF-FERC Denies Complaint Against PJM's Transition Cycle No. 1 Process
May 29 (Reuters) - FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC):
ON MAY 21, 2026, FERC DENIED A COMPLAINT FILED BY GASTON GREEN ACRES SOLAR LLC AND BETHEL NC HWY 11 SOLAR LLC AGAINST PJM INTERCONNECTION
COMPLAINANTS DID NOT SATISFY THEIR BURDEN UNDER FEDERAL POWER ACT SECTION 206, FAILED TO IDENTIFY TARIFF PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE ISSUANCE OF A GIA FOR BETHEL, AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THAT PJM VIOLATED ITS TARIFF
GASTON ENTERED THE PJM GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION QUEUE WITH A 23 MEGAWATT (MW) SOLAR FACILITY IN AUGUST 2020
BETHEL ENTERED THE PJM INTERCONNECTION QUEUE WITH A 70 MW SOLAR FACILITY IN JANUARY 2020
COMPLAINANTS ALSO ARGUED FERC SHOULD REQUIRE PJM TO ISSUE A SEPARATE GIA FOR BETHEL'S PROJECT
PJM ARGUED IN RESPONSE THAT THE COMPLAINANTS ACCEPTED THE RISK BY MOVING PAST DECISION POINT III, PJM'S GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCESS IS VALID UNDER THE INDEPENDENT ENTITY VARIATION, AND ISSUING A SEPARATE GIA FOR BETHEL WOULD VIOLATE THE FILED RATE DOCTRINE