Solar’s infrastructure obstacle

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Solar project developers in Texas face significant challenges related to transmission infrastructure, interconnection requirements, and equipment availability, which impede solar module deployment. These infrastructural obstacles affect project timelines and costs in the U.S. and beyond.

During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz found his team spending more time evaluating transmission infrastructure, interconnection requirements, equipment availability, and utility procurement processes than discussing solar modules – a striking realization affecting project developers in the United States and beyond. The post Solar’s infrastructure obstacle appeared first on pv magazine Global.