interconnection queues

US grid interconnection agreements grew by 33% in 2024, reaching 75GW, with three-quarters signed for solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, according to a new report from energy market analyst Wood Mackenzie.

Environmental Law & Policy Center argued that PJM’s scoring system would favour specific resource classes, such as combined cycle gas.

This could be a sign of a “healthy, competitive marketplace" according to research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a US$30 million funding, from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to accelerate the interconnection process for new energy generation.

Grid reform expert Tyler Norris talks to PV Tech about whether the rest of the US can follow ERCOT’s example in the quest to ease bottlenecks.

Covering 15 states, the MISO area is one of the largest transmission networks in the US, yet solar and storage have had a battle to gain recognition in the territory.

With more than 1TW of solar waiting for grid connection, PV Tech Premium looks at where the PV capacity is queued up in the US.

Grid connection backlog increased by 27% YOY in the US with about 2.6TW of generation and storage capacity now seeking grid interconnection.

Cable-pooling was a hot-topic at this year’s Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe conference (14-15 November 2023), with the new amendment discussed on multiple panels as the Polish energy sector expressed their excitement for the opportunities it would offer solar.

2023 is on track to be a “record year” for solar PV installations in the US; through August, 8.4GW of utility-scale solar was installed, 50% more than the equivalent point in 2022. In those deployments, some trends have emerged.