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[ *** ] By this Order, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) finds that a temporary, time-limited approach is both necessary and reasonable to protect customers, support the District’s clean energy targets, and ensure orderly management of the interconnection queue with the expiration of federal energy tax credits. The Commission authorizes the creation of a Temporary Conditional Interconnection Program (“TCIP”), effective upon issuance of this Order. Eligibility for participation in the TCIP shall be limited to distributed energy resource (“DER”) projects that: (1) were in the Potomac Electric Power Company’s (“Pepco” or “Company”) queue as of October 31, 2025, for receipt of an Authorization to Operate (“ATO”) before the end of this calendar year; or (2) submit a complete interconnection application on or before December 31, 2025, for receipt of an ATO on or before June 30, 2026. TCIP ATOs shall remain valid until a customer receives a full, unrestricted ATO following the completion of necessary upgrades, and eligibility for the TCIP shall expire on June 30, 2026, unless extended by a further Order. The Commission further authorizes Pepco to: (1) implement temporary staffing measures for interconnection engineering sufficient to accelerate Authorizations to Install (“ATI”) and ATO processing through at least mid-2027 and (2) schedule and commence distribution system upgrade work concurrently with the permitting process upon receipt of the customer’s payment of the cost estimate. The Commission directs Pepco to (1) collaborate with the Commission Staff and stakeholders in the Formal Case No. 1050 Technical Conference to develop a standard, phased interconnection agreement that governs TCIP ATO conditions and subsequent upgrade-based full-export authorization and (2) maintain adequate inventories of commonly required meters, communications hardware, relay protection equipment, and telemetry devices, as set forth in this Order. Finally, the Commission directs the Commission Staff and stakeholders to address the recommended permanent reforms, along with a discussion of the defined Service Level Agreements (“SLA”) governing Pepco’s processing times, issuance of ATOs, and scheduling construction activities, at the Formal Case No. 1050 Technical Conference as described in this Order. The details of the discussion and consensus recommendations on these topics shall be included in the Formal Case No. 1050 Technical Conference Report to be filed by Pepco, within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order. [ *** ]

Order (11/26/2025)
FC1050 (07/31/2006)
(In The Matter Of The Investigation Of The Implementation Of Interconnection Standards In The District Of Columbia)