Energy storage delays grid upgrades

Tackling High Costs and Long Delays for Clean Energy

Proposed renewable generation and energy storage projects face lengthy delays and high costs to interconnect them to the transmission grid. Without reforms, interconnection

Delaying Grid Buildout Could Cost Americans Billions, Endanger

Two new reports estimate that preventing delays in new transmission and generation infrastructure could save energy customers tens of billions of dollars per year,

US data centers face grid bottlenecks as regional operators delay upgrades

In late 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed all six major regional operators outside of Texas to establish programs to implement a system for

U.S. Grid Operators Seek Delays in Transmission Upgrades

U.S. grid operators are requesting more time to comply with a federal mandate to upgrade transmission lines, delaying efforts to strengthen the nation''s aging power infrastructure.

With storage interconnection requests up 540 GW since

Most proposed storage projects never get built due to long interconnection delays and high grid upgrade costs, said Todd Olinsky-Paul, senior project director at Clean Energy

Grid Connection Barriers To New-Build Power Plants In the

As reported in our flagship Queued Up report, grid connection requests active at the end of 2023 were more than double the total installed capacity of the US power plant fleet

Network Upgrades Are Delaying New Energy Generation —

This blog outlines the challenges driving these delays and highlights practical steps state legislators can take to accelerate network upgrade construction and ensure reliable,

Tackling High Costs and Long Delays for Clean

Proposed renewable generation and energy storage projects face lengthy delays and high costs to interconnect them to the

Utilities Under Fire for Slow Grid Upgrades

However, grid infrastructure is struggling to keep pace, creating a backlog of projects. As of 2023, 2,000 GW of energy generation and storage projects were waiting in

How do interconnection queues affect the integration of new energy

Interconnection queues significantly impact the integration of new energy storage systems by creating bottlenecks and delays, which can hinder the timely deployment of these

2025 Interconnection Queue: How EPCs Beat Grid

The U.S. interconnection queue has reached a critical bottleneck in 2025, with over 2.6 terawatts of generation and storage capacity actively

2025 Interconnection Queue: How EPCs Beat Grid Delays

The U.S. interconnection queue has reached a critical bottleneck in 2025, with over 2.6 terawatts of generation and storage capacity actively seeking grid connection.