INITIATIVE:
Interconnection process enhancements 2023

Started: Feb 27, 2023

Leads
Danielle Mills
Bob Emmert

The 2023 Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) initiative is focused on enhancing coordination of resource procurement and interconnection, resource planning and transmission planning to achieve state reliability and policy needs. In the 2023 IPE initiative the CAISO intends to consider more fundamental changes to the Generator Interconnection and Deliverability Allocation Procedures than were considered in IPE 2021. 

Status

Proposal Development Decision Implementation Completed/Closed
Track 3
Jan 09, 2025 Draft final proposal posted
Feb 19, 2025 Final proposal posted

Track 2
Feb 15, 2024 Draft final proposal posted
Mar 29, 2024 Final proposal posted

Track 1
Apr 13, 2023 Final proposal posted
Track 3
Apr 25, 2025 FERC approval (ER25-2044)
Mar 26, 2025 Board of Governors approval

Track 2
Oct 17, 2024 FERC approval (ER25-131)
Jun 12, 2024 Board of Governors approval

Track 1
Aug 01, 2023 FERC approval (ER23-2058)
May 17, 2023 Board of Governors approval

Activities

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/0FDclamIYBU https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023DraftTariffLanguage-Apr09-2025.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Draft Tariff Language - Apr 09, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/UpdatedDraftTariffLanguage-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track3-Apr11-2025.docx

Updated Draft Tariff Language - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 3 - Apr 11, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/DraftTariffLanguage-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track3-Mar27-2025.docx

Draft Tariff Language - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 3 - Mar 27, 2025

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https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Notice-of-Decisional-Classification-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track3-Mar2025.pdf

Notice of Decisional Classification Interconnection Process Enhancements - Track 3 March 2025

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/XyiU-GOaKCs https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/UpdatedFinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Feb27-2025.pdf

Updated Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Feb 27, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/UpdatedFinalProposalRedline-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Feb27-2025.pdf

Updated Final Proposal Redline - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Feb 27, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track3-Feb25-2025.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 3 - Feb 25, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/FinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Feb21-2025.pdf

Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Feb 21, 2025

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/-p7E8HxEA90 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track3-Jan15-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track3 - Jan 15, 2025

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/DraftFinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track3-Jan09-2025.pdf

Draft Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track3 - Jan 09, 2025

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Web meeting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sULtgyAyEhw&feature=youtu.be https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Track3ConsolidatedRevisedStrawProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Nov11-2024.pdf

Track 3 Consolidated Revised Straw Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Nov 11, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track-3-Nov-15-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 3 - Nov 15, 2024

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/yYh5_-xA2-k https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/2023-IPE-Track-2-Tariff-Revisions -10-10-24.pdf

Presentation - 2023 Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 2 - Tariff Revisions - Oct 10, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/TariffRevisions-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track2-QueueManagement-Sep27-2024.docx

Tariff Revisions - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 Queue Management - Sep 27, 2024

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/Za0OJND02b0 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track-3A-Working-Group-Sep-04-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 3A Working Group - Sep 04, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-EDFR-Development-Alignment-Proposal-Sep-04-2024.pdf

Presentation - EDFR Development Alignment Proposal - Sep 04, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-ACP-CA-Group-D-Conditional-Deliverability-Presentation-Sep-04-2024.pdf

Presentation - ACP - CA Group D - Conditional Deliverability Presentation - Sep 04, 2024

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https://www.caiso.com/generation-transmission/generation/generator-interconnection#queue https://www.caiso.com/generation-transmission/generation/generator-interconnection/interconnection-request-study

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/p1G9I6D626U https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/2023-IPE-Track-3A-8-28-24-Working-Group.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track3A Working Group - Aug 28, 2024


https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Order2023_PendingTariffLanaguage_ER24-2042.pdf

Order 2023 - Pending Tariff Lanaguage - ER24-2042

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/UeeZ6MFmFtQ https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-2023InterconnectionProcessEnhancementsTrack3ARevisedStrawProposalTrack3BStrawProposal-Jul11-2024.pdf

Presentation - 2023 Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 3A Revised Straw Proposal Track 3B Straw Proposal - Jul 11, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Track-3A-Revised-Straw-Proposal-Track-3B-Straw-Proposal-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Jul-05-2024.pdf

Track 3A Revised Straw Proposal Track 3B Straw - Proposal Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Jul 05, 2024

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Web meeting


https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Revised-Draft-Tariff-Language-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Jul-18-2024.docx

Revised Draft Tariff Language - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Jul 18, 2024

https://youtu.be/rsqWtxJTh80 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Draft-Tariff-Language-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track2-Jun-26-2024.docx

Draft Tariff Language Interconnection Process Enhancements - Track 2 - Jun 26, 2024

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https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/NoticeofDecisionalClassification-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track2-May2024.pdf

Notice of Decisional Classification - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - May 2024

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/J7Cj4cnZzaQ https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/IPE-2023-Track-2-Final-Addendum-to-Final-Proposal-Clean-06-5-24.pdf

Final Addendum to Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 2 (Clean)

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/IPE-2023-Track-2-Final-Addendum-to-Final-Proposal-Tracked.pdf

Final Addendum to Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 2 (Tracked)

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Revised-Addendum-to-Final-Proposal-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track-2.pdf

Revised Addendum to Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 2

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track2-May16-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - May 16, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/AddendumtoFinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancementsTrack2.pdf

Addendum to Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements Track 2


Data Accessibility Information

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/InterconnectionArea_SubstationPOI_list.xlsx

Interconnection Area Substation POI list

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/InterconnectionArea_ConstraintZones.pdf

Interconnection Area Constraint Zones

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Constraint_Mapping_w-TPDAllocated_April2023.xlsx

Constraint Mapping with Transmission Plan Deliverability Allocated


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHWNWC2

Hybrid meeting


https://youtu.be/7HD8bmHUdq4 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Apr4-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - Apr 4, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/FinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track2.pdf

Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/FinalProposalClusterSchedule-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track2.pdf

Final Proposal Cluster Schedule - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2

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Hybrid meeting


https://youtu.be/zrJl25gXGpg https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Feb15-2024.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - Feb 15, 2024

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/DraftFinalProposal-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023.pdf

Draft Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/ProposedSchedule-InformationAvailability-InterconnectionStudyProcess.pdf

Proposed Schedule - Information Availability and Interconnection Study Process

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https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/NoticeofDecisionalClassification-PostponementofCluster16InterconnectionWindow-Feb2023.pdf

Notice of Decisional Classification - Postponement of Cluster 16 Interconnection Window - Feb 2023

Web meeting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnyk-ZKSj2o https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Dec192023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Dec 19, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Revised-Straw-Proposal-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Dec192023.pdf

Revised Straw Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Dec 19, 2023

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/qSLHMCNqZGI https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track2ZonalApproach-Dec18-2023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 Zonal Approach - Dec 18, 2023

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/APtw1G14hH0 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023Track2WorkingGroup-Nov152023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 Working Group - Nov 15, 2023

Stakeholder letter


https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/StakeholderLetter-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-ExtensionRequest.pdf

Stakeholder Letter - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Extension Request

Hybrid meeting


https://youtu.be/hn8eVmGIFIc https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track 2-Nov22023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - Nov 2, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Working-Draft-Scoring-Criteria-Nov22023.docx

Working Draft - Scoring Criteria - Nov 2, 2023

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/J8b35InOtiM https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Agenda-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track-2-Oct242023.pdf

Agenda - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - Oct 24, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track2-Oct242023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 2 - Oct 24, 2023

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/ol4sEnxcpy8 https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Straw-Proposal-Interconnecton-Process-Enhancements-2023-Sep212023.pdf

Straw Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Sep 21, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track-2-Sep282023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements - Track 2 - Sep 28, 2023

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Hybrid meeting


https://youtu.be/4ERdRdQSuDU https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track-2-Aug12023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements - Track 2 - Aug 1, 2023


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GJWZP7H

Web meeting


https://youtu.be/bxTiWoYA4DQ https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track2-Working-Group-Jul242023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements - Track 2 - Working Group - Jul 24, 2023

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Hybrid meeting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAcdRUYRquY https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track 2-Working-Group-Jul112023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - Working Group - Jul 11, 2023

Web meeting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGGhg1sz_ZA&feature=youtu.be https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track2-Working-Group-Jun272023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - Working Group - Jun 27, 2023

Hybrid meeting


https://youtu.be/7wCFezeKGXc https://youtu.be/_U6lMo1NvqY https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-Track2-Working-Groups-Jun20-2023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 -Track 2 - Working Groups - Jun 20-21, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Revised-Principles-and-Problem-Statements-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track 2-Jun 20-212023.pdf

Revised Principles and Problem Statements - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - Jun 20-21, 2023

Web meeting


Track 2

https://youtu.be/lsP4Lm0NYVM https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Discussion-Paper-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track 2-May312023.pdf

Discussion Paper - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - May 31, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track-2-Jun07,2023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 2 - Jun 7, 2023

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Filing


http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Aug1-2023-OrderAcceptingInterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track1-ER23-2058.pdf http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Jun2-2023-TariffAmendment-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track1-ER23-2058.pdf


https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/NoticeofDecisionalClassification-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-May2023.pdf

Notice of Decisional Classification - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 Track 1 - May 2023


https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/RevisedDraftTariffLanguage-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements2023-Track1.docx

Revised Draft Tariff Language - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 1

Web meeting


Track 1

https://youtu.be/ZHdAVZEedxE https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Final-Proposal-Interconnecton-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track1-Apr13-2023.pdf

Final Proposal - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 1 - Apr 13, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Draft-Tariff-Language-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Track-1-May12023.docx

Draft Tariff Language - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Track 1 - May 1, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-May012023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - May 01, 2023

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Web meeting


https://youtu.be/W6BZ7zXzDms https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Issue=Paper-and-Straw-Proposal-Interconnecton-Process-Enhancements-2023-Mar132023.pdf

Issue Paper and Straw Proposal - Interconnecton Process Enhancements 2023 - Mar 13, 2023

https://stakeholdercenter.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Presentation-Interconnection-Process-Enhancements-2023-Mar132023.pdf

Presentation - Interconnection Process Enhancements 2023 - Mar 13, 2023

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