Utility Integration

‘Climate action is war. California is Normandy’: Utilities and developers join hands on interconnection at GridTECH Connect Forum

Unconventional collaboration between utilities, clean energy developers, and regulators is critical to meeting climate goals, industry leaders said at GridTECH Connect Forum in California.

CPUC sides with PG&E on community solar, and the renewable energy industry isn’t pleased

05.31.2024

California developers and policymakers are aghast over CPUC’s latest decision, which may significantly stunt community solar growth.

PJM moves to next phase of new interconnection process

05.21.2024

PJM has published initial system impact studies for more than 300 projects. Developers now have 30 days to decide whether to proceed.

What FERC did, and didn’t, do to jumpstart transmission

05.20.2024

FERC took major steps to boost transmission. But experts say plenty was left on the table.

CPower Energy becomes first to register for premiere U.S. wholesale DER integration program

04.29.2024

CPower is the first to register to bid virtual power plants into NYISO’s new DER and Aggregation Participation Model.

Pearl Street is on a mission to undo the queue

04.25.2024

Pearl Street Technologies’ software automation products for utility-scale interconnection solutions promise to speed up the process.

The interconnection event: GridTECH Connect Forum – California agenda is live!

04.03.2024

The interconnection event GridTECH Connect Forum has published session content for its upcoming stop in Newport Beach, California.

Heliene navigates the pitfalls of modern manufacturing while helping farmers feed families

PV module manufacturer Heliene shares insights on modern manufacturing and agrivoltaic breakthroughs as it opens new production lines….

GridTECH Connect Forum expands to welcome utility-scale interconnection projects

The interconnection conference GridTECH Connect Forum is expanding to include projects of all sizes, from DG to utility-scale….

GridTECH Connect Forum – Southeast tackles timely interconnection conversations

GridTECH Connect Forum – Southeast provided a collaborative environment to tackle the toughest parts of connecting projects to the grid….

Virtual power plants still working out the kinks — This Week in Cleantech

The new “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less….

Snow can’t slow renewable energy progress at RE+ Northeast

Thousands of renewable energy professionals are in Boston for RE+ NE, discussing the future of solar and storage in the Northeast….

Nautilus accelerates Midwest expansion, acquires 75 MW of community solar in Illinois

New Jersey-based community solar company Nautilus is extending its tendrils into the Midwest with the acquisition of a 75 MW portfolio in Illinois. …

What do we really think about interconnection? Anonymous speakers preview GridTECH Connect Forum Southeast

Clean energy professionals anonymously share their thoughts on interconnection and preview GridTECH Connect Southeast….

Group studies can solve some, not all, interconnection headaches, study finds

IREC concludes that distribution group studies can be a useful tool, but are not a silver bullet for all interconnection challenges….

How solar developers can overcome clean energy permitting roadblocks

Without any national or state-level oversight, local governments have been left to decide whether they want to pursue clean energy projects — and, increasingl…