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Grid Integration

QuickTalk: Overcoming Transmission Barriers for Renewable Resource Interconnection

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Location: Veronese 2405, Level 2, The Venetian
Wind Storage Solar

Learning Level: 101: Applies to those with limited experience of the topic and seeking foundational understanding of the content.
Clean energy projects currently face significant grid interconnection challenges due to a lack of adequate transmission capacity. These transmission challenges have become a major problem as wind, solar and energy storage projects make up about 90% of new interconnection requests in the queues of the ISOs and RTOs. This case study will discuss the streamlined interconnection processes that are needed to keep pace with this expected growth in demand for clean energy systems.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the current challenges associated with grid interconnection for clean energy projects, including the lack of adequate transmission capacity and its impact on the growth of wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
  • Explore the interconnection queues of ISOs and RTOs and analyze the high percentage of new interconnection requests attributed to wind, solar, and energy storage projects, highlighting the need for streamlined interconnection processes.
  • Identify and evaluate potential strategies and solutions to address the increasing demand for clean energy systems, focusing on the development of streamlined interconnection processes that can effectively accommodate the expected growth in clean energy projects while ensuring grid reliability and stability.