In PJM territory, 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states plus DC, there were 136,293 MW of solar in the interconnection queue at the end of December – a significant backlog. However, one of their committees endorsed a plan to reform the process using a study aimed at speeding things up. The plan includes a two-year freeze on new interconnection applications to allow for catchup and would go into effect Oct. 1, if approved.