On July 27, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously voted to adopt Order No. 2023, “Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements.”1 Following publication in the Federal Register on Sept. 6, 2023, the final rule becomes effective Nov. 5, 2023. The final rule, one of the longest in FERC’s history, aims to expedite the request process for interconnection customers and thus speed up the connection of new power projects to the electric grid.