Solar panels at the ENGIE Sun Valley Solar project in Hill County, Texas, on March 1, 2023. Solar project developers in Texas enjoy among the shortest wait time in the U.S. for permission to ...
To speed the interconnection of utility scale solar and storage, “maybe we want somebody running the show that has more of an interest in getting all these resources in the grid,” said law professor ...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 28 issued a landmark order that reforms the generator interconnection process. The order is in response to a clear need for nationwide ...
There are three parts to the FERC interconnection NOPR. In the first piece, FERC proposed reforms to implement the first-ready, first-served cluster study process. Next, recognizing the delays ...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 ...
To connect a new source of power to the U.S. electric grid requires energy generators to go through an application process with a regional transmission authority or ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) have launched a new funding program to pilot innovative solutions for managing renewable energy and ...