Proposals for wind, solar, and battery storage projects are running into a logjam of paperwork and grid connection issues.
experts, it seems like there’s too much of a good thing right now. While it’s great that there are enough wind, solar, and battery storage projects planned to meet the United States’ climate goals, a growing bottleneck in the nation’s electric grid is keeping most of these projects grounded.
, which can damage the lines themselves, and without causing a reduction of electricity across the length of the line. Of course, someone has to pay for these upgrades, and many state utility regulators don’t want to pass the cost on to ratepayers. At the same time, many renewable energy developers don’t want to pay for upgrades that might benefit existing fossil fuel producers.
The system with the biggest backlog of proposed projects awaiting approval is PJM, a regional transmission organization that covers 13 East Coast states and the District of Columbia. A spokesperson for PJM says the backlog is due to the increased interest in renewable energy, rather than any problems with the grid itself.
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