Adding 78 GW more solar and 54 GW more battery storage in the PJM grid region than projected in a status quo scenario would drive a 20% reduction in system costs and improve reliability through 2035, ...

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) issued a request for information (RFI) to the state’s four Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) to explore opportunities to modernize New Jersey’s ...

A solar PV project in the US state of Virginia. Image: Savion. Renewables deployment in the US is at risk of stalling unless distributed interconnection policies are improved to make them more ...

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities asked for information from utilities on distributed energy resource hosting constraints and how new interconnections can be accelerated.

Across the United States, renters and condo owners are testing small “balcony solar” kits to chip away at rising electric bills. Instead of a full rooftop array, these plug-in panels perch on a ...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has passed a decision allowing distributed renewable energy resources like residential solar and battery energy storage to interconnect to the grid ...

While interconnection issues and threats to grid reliability are prompting data centers to consider behind-the-meter ...

One of the areas that needs urgent updates to state interconnection rules is its alignment with technical standards. Image: Unsplash. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has published an ...

For several years, the energy and utilities sectors have been undergoing a fundamental shift from a system dominated by a few central power plants to a more decentralized energy infrastructure. The ...

With some 65 GW of solar and storage already in the interconnection queue, the TPUC is concerned about an unknown amount of BESS eventually linking into the distribution system. The Electric ...