However, “rationing” interconnection capacity would compromise a primary FERC goal of ensuring open access to the electric grid, said Jason Burwen, vice president of policy and strategy for GridStor, a battery storage developer.
Any rationing mechanism should be as limited as possible and should center on allowing interconnection customers to make decisions instead of leaving transmission providers with decision-making power, according to Burwen.
“Prioritizing interconnection requests using willingness-to-pay mechanisms best satisfies these limiting principles,” he said in a prepared statement. The Southwest Power Pool’s “entry fee” approach is an option, he said.
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