Of the 1100 GW of utility-scale solar waiting to interconnect to the grid at the end of 2023, 31 GW reached commercial operation during 2024, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
And of the 1000 GW of battery storage awaiting interconnection at year-end 2023, about 15 GW were expected to begin serving grid needs in 2024, according to S&P Global.
To explore how interconnection costs are barriers to interconnection, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the consultancy Exeter Associates analyzed interconnection cost data for generating projects, in an article “Grid connection barriers to renewable energy deployment in the United States,” published in Joule and available for free.
The study, based on data from six of the nation’s seven regional grid operators, also proposed solutions to make interconnection less costly and more predictable.
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