; and (ii) for which an interconnection request is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; and (B) any project for the construction or modification of a facility described in subparagraph (A). (4) Interconnection customer The term interconnection customer means a person or entity that has submitted an interconnection request. (5) Interconnection request The term interconnection request means a request submitted to a public utility to interconnect a new generation project or energy storage project to the electric system of a public utility for the purposes of transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce or the sale of electric energy at wholesale. (6) Public utility The term public utility has the meaning given the term in section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824(e) ). (7) Transmission facility The term transmission facility means a facility that is used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. (8) Transmission provider The term transmission provider means a public utility that owns, operates, or controls 1 or more transmission facilities. (9) Transmission system The term transmission system means a network of transmission facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. 3. Rulemaking to expedite generator interconnection procedures (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking— (1) to address the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new generation projects and energy storage projects can interconnect quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably