Submitted by Susan R. Schneider, Phoenix Consulting
Clarify that Interconnection Customer financial-security posting requirements should exclude coverage for the cost of Network Upgrades approved in the Transmission Planning Process.
Effective date: Effective at end of PRR process.
Projects are not responsible for paying for Assigned Network Upgrades that are later approved in the annual Transmission Planning Process. Generator Interconnection Agreements are usually amended to remove payment and security requirement for such upgrades, and it is understandable that those amendments can require a reasonable timeframe. This PRR is needed to ensure that any increased financial-security requirements (e.g., for a new second or third posting) occurring between TPP approval of the upgrade and the subsequent GIA amendments should not include the cost of the TPP-approved Network Upgrade