Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order for DesertLink, LLC

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order for DesertLink, LLC, a transmission interconnection agreement between GridLiance West LLC and DesertLink. The filing was submitted on September 10, 2025, and was accepted effective August 11, 2025. The commission granted notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time without any protests or adverse comments.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order for DesertLink, LLC, accepting a transmission interconnection agreement between GridLiance West LLC and DesertLink.
  • The filing was submitted on September 10, 2025, and was accepted effective August 11, 2025.
  • The commission granted notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time without any protests or adverse comments.
  • The delegated order is final agency action and does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service.
  • The commission has authorized the service agreement to proceed without prejudice to any findings or orders that may be made in future proceedings.
  • The order requires GridLiance West LLC to adhere to the terms and conditions of the service agreement, including the rates and charges specified.
  • The delegated order does not confer any rights on DesertLink, LLC, or GridLiance West LLC, and does not constitute a recognition of any contractual right or obligation.

Statistics:

  • 1 transmission interconnection agreement submitted for filing on September 10, 2025.
  • 0 protests or adverse comments filed.
  • 30 days allowed for requests for rehearing by the Commission.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 - statutory provision governing rehearing procedings.
  • 0.0.0 Document Accession #: 20251028-3045 - document accession number.
  • 1 document (ER25-3409-000.docx) - the sole document associated with the delegated order.

Sources:

  • DesertLink, LLC, Transmission Rates, Rate Schedules, and Service Agreements (0.0.0).
  • Gridliance West, Service Agreement No. 1 (0.0.0).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 35.11 - Statute governing the acceptance of filings.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.214 - Commission regulation governing intervention procedures.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 - Statute governing rehearing procedures.
  • Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC P 61,106, reh'g denied, 61 FERC P 61,089 (1992).
  • Sunflower Elec. Power Corp., 173 FERC P 61,054 (2020) (Danly, Comm'r, dissenting).