Elise Caplan

ACORE recommends that FERC issue guidelines for future PJM tariff changes on the colocation of large loads and generation, focusing on the incorporation of future load growth and colocation into the long-term transmission planning process and the need for clear boundaries on queue prioritization.

ACORE responded to the Committee’s request for feedback on the current federal permitting process, challenges, and potential solutions following its February 19, 2025, hearing titled, “Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Process.”

In these comments, ACORE commends NERC for the analysis while recognizing that the recommended 35 gigawatts of prudent additions to interregional transfer capability is an understatement of the need for interregional transmission.

ACORE submitted comments supporting MISO and SPP’s request for a limited prospective waiver that would allow them to evaluate a wider array of transmission benefits as part of their Coordinated System Plan study.

ACORE submitted comments supporting the PJM proposal for revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff governing Surplus Interconnection Service.

PJM’s RRI proposal is unduly discriminatory and preferential, as well as in violation of the filed rate doctrine and the prohibition against retroactive ratemaking.

ACORE is filing these comments to ensure that the forest of important policies to meet the accelerating load growth is not lost in the trees of the details of colocation agreements.

ACORE commends the Commission for holding these workshops and the panelists for their informative presentations and discussion.

It’s critical that we not lose sight of FERC Order 1920’s significant benefits, especially for reliability and energy affordability.

ACORE recommends that FERC reverse its proposal to remove compensation for reactive power within the standard power factor range.