BRIEF-FERC Denies Complaint Against PJM's Transition Cycle No. 1 Process

- 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