New scorecard rates nation’s grid managers on connecting renewables

MAINE MORNING STAR • March 15, 2024

In the queues run by the organizations that manage the electric grid in much of the nation, more than two million megawatts of potential new power sources, chiefly solar, wind and batteries, are languishing awaiting interconnection studies. “Interconnection customers report that in some areas, projects can move through to completion in 2 years, which is consistent with ISO-NE’s official timeline,” the report says “However, interconnection customers noted that two areas in ISO-NE can take longer: southeast Massachusetts and Maine.”