Another issue is the urgency of solutions needed compared to the average time of installation for new projects.
These are simply moving in two different directions. Currently, many grid projects are withdrawn from the interconnection queue after confronting costs and timing implications. In fact, only 10-20% of queued projects have materialized since 2010, often taking over 5 years post-application to finally connect, and those timelines are only lengthening.4
How do we achieve grid modernization, or Grid 3.0, without long wait times that compromise reliability and resiliency?
Here are seven trends energy leaders and business owners explored at the 2024 DISTRIBUTECH conference, and what they mean for utility companies and commercial energy users alike.