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Amid growing demand for electricity, a new report from Grid Strategies LLC and The Brattle Group and recommends additional reforms to “generator interconnection,” the process by which new, large-scale energy resources are connected to transmission grids. The report, Unlocking America’s Energy: How to Efficiently Connect New Generation to the Grid, calls for new approaches to interconnection that can move new generation projects more quickly to completion while providing up-front cost certainty.  

Renewable Energy World reports that Southwest Power Pool (SPP), one of nation’s largest regional transmission organizations, has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) postpone 2024 interconnection requests and hold off on accepting new ones until the grid operator can catch up on previous clusters. In the article, United’s Lisa Barrett categorizes SPP pausing its queue as disappointing.

Utility Dive reports on a the release of a new report, co-commissioned by United, that calls for grid interconnection reforms to advance cost certainty and transparency, speed and schedule certainty, and remove barriers to market access. The article quotes United’s Caitlin Marquis, who emphasizes the importance of reshaping the interconnection process as electricity demand increases.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announces an advanced notice of a proposed rulemaking aimed at guiding transmission providers to implement Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR), a technology that determines the true, real-time capacity of a power line.

Advanced Energy United congratulates David Rosner, Judy Chang, and Lindsay See for being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

A few states and entities have filed rehearing requests seeking to undo the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to improve the rules for how the U.S. plans and pays for long-distance transmission lines. The filings appear to reflect a misunderstanding about how FERC Order No. 1920 will impact states.

FERC announces Order No. 1920, aimed at improving interregional electric transmission planning and cost allocation.

This first-ever comparative evaluation of generation interconnection from Grid Strategies, The Brattle Group, and Advanced Energy United shows electricity system operators are struggling to connect generating resources to the U.S. grid, threatening power reliability and clean energy goals.

Heatmap reports on the 45X tax credit, a part of the Inflation Reduction Act, quoting United’s Harry Godfrey on its impact on U.S. manufacturers looking to produce any of the three key technologies supported by the program – wind, solar, and batteries.

Canary Media examines the newest approval of reforms by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to improve the efficiency of interconnection projects, quoting Caitlin Marquis on the anticipated positive and negative impacts of the commission’s ruling.

FERC voted today to finalize rules regarding how interconnection queues across the nation should be governed. Advanced Energy United applauded the Commission for identifying the urgent need for interconnection reform putting forward a final Order that will start to improve the broken interconnection process and build momentum for follow-up efforts.

PV Magazine highlights major takeaways from United’s recent webinar on interconnection processes and potential solutions, quoting Caitlin Marquis’ call for the need of opening conversations to make the interconnection transition more efficient.