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

The Commission may approve a participant funding plan that allocates costs related to transmission upgrades or new generator interconnection, without regard to whether an applicant is a member of a Commission-approved Transmission Organization, if the plan results in rates that—

1. (1)
   (1)are just and reasonable;
2. (2)
   (2)are not unduly discriminatory or preferential; and
3. (3)
   (3)are otherwise consistent with sections 824d and 824e of title 16.