New York Times (February 24)
2023/ 02/ 25 by jd in Global News
“The energy transition poised for takeoff in the United States amid record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon technologies is facing a serious obstacle: The volume of projects has overwhelmed the nation’s antiquated systems to connect new sources of electricity to homes and businesses.” The interconnection system now faces a multiyear logjam of over 8,100 projects (mainly clean energy) “waiting for permission to connect to electric grids,” up from 5,600 a year earlier.
Tags: Antiquated, Electricity, Energy transition, Grids, Interconnection, Investment, Low-carbon technologies, Obstacle, Record, Solar, U.S., Wind
