Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The primary reason for the backlog is the increasing volume of projects entering the queue. Once a proposal for a solar farm is submitted to the queue, for example, it has to undergo a series of studies to determine which upgrades would need to be made to the transmission system before it can be connected.
But this growing backlog has become a major bottleneck for project development: proposed projects are mired in lengthy and uncertain interconnection study processes, and most interconnection requests are ultimately cancelled and withdrawn.
The backlog of applications isn't the only problem holding renewable power back. Rand's study found that the average amount of time between initial application and interconnection agreement is going up, but so is the amount of time it takes to get from an interconnection agreement to an operational power plant.
The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600 gigawatts (GW) of generation and storage capacity now actively seeking grid interconnection, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
The photovoltaic bracket market demonstrates robust growth, driven by the booming global solar energy industry. The increasing demand for renewable energy sources, coupled with declining
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The clean energy backlog barely budged this year. What''s the way forward? It takes way too long to connect new solar, wind and batteries to the grid. Policy fixes are needed, but they move
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While there are multiple factors driving demand, there are a few key reasons why the wait has gotten so long: Interconnection requests have surged since 2013, both in terms of overall
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With the continuous advancement of photovoltaic tracking bracket technology, its reliability and economic performance are constantly improving, and its advantages over fixed brackets are
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But this growing backlog has become a major bottleneck for project development: proposed projects are mired in lengthy and uncertain interconnection study processes, and most
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The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600 GW of generation and
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The primary reason for the backlog is the increasing volume of projects entering the queue.
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The interconnection backlog reflects a fundamental tension: clean-energy deployment is accelerating faster than the transmission system can adapt. Queue reform, transmission expansion,
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One of the most notable developments has been the increased use of photovoltaic (PV) tracking systems, sparking a tracking boom in the PV industry. This can be attributed to various factors,
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Global photovoltaic bracket prices plummeted 32% since Q3 2024, shaking solar industry foundations. Despite record-breaking solar installations (609GW deployed in 2023 alone), bracket
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