42 U.S.C. § 16441 — Funding new interconnection and transmission upgrades

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") may approve a participant funding plan — a plan assigning the costs of transmission upgrades or new generator interconnection to specific participants. This is allowed whether or not the applicant belongs to a Commission-approved Transmission Organization. The plan can only be approved if the rates it produces: (1) are just and reasonable; (2) are not unduly discriminatory or preferential; and (3) are otherwise consistent with sections 824d and 824e of title 16 (parts of the Federal Power Act).