What's the deal with interconnection queues?
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By now, you’ve probably heard that tons of new renewable energy projects are “stuck in the interconnection queues,” unable to connect to the grid until grid operators get around to approving them. What are these queues & why are they so slow? I called an expert to talk it out.

We’re going to talk through the basics of interconnection queues, why they’re so slow, what RTOs and FERC are doing to reform them, and what remains to be done

  • ProdigalFrogEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    This is a very interesting podcast, had no idea how terrible the system of bringing new power onto the grid was. I wasn’t able to finish the entire thing, interested to hear if the problem is getting better later in the episode when I get around to finishing it.

    Thanks for sharing Silence!

      • @schroedingershat
        1•1 year ago

        I’ve often wondered why more people aren’t just gaming the system.

        “Yeah, the near-bankrupt coal plant I just bought is still a coal plant, ignore the wires running into it and that big dark blue surface over the coal pit is my tennis court.”