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The 49GW photovoltaic project in the United States may be delayed for two years in grid connection
2023/9/22
According to foreign media reports, the grid connection process of some renewable energy and energy storage projects being developed in the United States may be delayed for two years, mainly due to the serious challenge of capacity shortages faced by the power grid operator Midland Independent System Operator (MISO) in the United States.
Scott Wright, Executive Director of Resource Planning for the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States, stated that approximately 49GW of renewable energy generation facilities (mainly photovoltaic systems) have been approved for grid connection by MISO in the Central Continent of the United States, but on average, these projects may have a delay of nearly two years in achieving commercial operation.
Wright recently stated at a meeting of the system planning committee of the company's board of directors that the grid connection delays affecting these projects are mainly caused by supply chain and licensing issues.
According to Wright's introduction to committee members, as of July this year, renewable energy projects that have completed the interconnection process and are awaiting construction include 31GW of photovoltaic systems, 6GW of natural gas power generation facilities, 6GW of wind power generation facilities, 4GW of renewable energy+energy storage projects, and 2GW of independently deployed energy storage systems.
The grid connection approval date for the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is until July 9th.
Other power grid operators are also facing project delays due to concerns that they may not have sufficient resources to meet electricity demand. PJM Interconnect claimed in June this year that its 44GW renewable energy project has passed the interconnection process, but has not yet been completed due to site selection, financing, or supply chain issues.
According to an annual survey report released in July by the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States, the grid connection process of some renewable energy projects has stalled due to the company's grid facing a capacity shortage of approximately 2.1GW starting from 2025/2026. By 2028/2029, the potential capacity shortage will increase to 9.5GW.
Wright said, "We need to obtain recognized capacity." He pointed out that in the past five years, the power grid operated by the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States has added approximately 2.5GW of capacity annually.
Wright stated that areas of uncertainty surrounding the company's long-term resource adequacy include potential increases in load growth (currently predicted to be flat), as well as potential acceleration of power plant retirement, evolution of risk measurement and capacity certification methods.
The total grid connection queue of the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is approximately 242GW, but approximately 80% of projects are difficult to connect to the grid. Wright stated that the company plans to submit a grid connection queue reform proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission later this year to reduce speculative projects in the process.
Midland Independent System Operator (MISO) in the United States sees signs of load growth
At the same time, the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is advancing a $9.1 billion annual transmission expansion plan that does not include multi value transmission projects. Laura Rauch, the executive director of transmission planning for the company, stated that the board of directors of the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States approved a $4.3 billion transmission expansion plan last year.
The Midland Independent Systems Operator (MISO) transmission expansion plan in the United States focuses on renewable energy projects built within one to three years to meet recent transmission needs.
Rauch stated that the demand for project grid connection has surged this year, and it is expected that this trend will continue. These acceleration requests are for projects that cannot wait for normal review cycles and are typically driven by new workloads.
Rauc said, "From the opinions of our members, what we have heard is that it is highly likely to see these larger industrial loads, commercial loads, or data centers, hydrogen facilities, etc., driving a significant increase in loads
According to Rauch's introduction to his committee, the accelerated project requests are driven by approximately 21GW of load growth.
Rauch stated that in the pending expansion plans, most renewable energy projects are aimed at meeting the reliability needs driven by local load growth, with nearly half of the potential expenditures being in the southern region of the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States.
It is reported that the total investment of the four largest projects in the expansion plan draft is about 3 billion US dollars.
Rauch said, "We have invested a lot of time and effort in validating these projects and ensuring that they are consistent with the possibilities we see in the third phase of remote transmission planning." This will focus on increasing regional transmission to meet the long-term needs of the Southern region of the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States.
Scott Wright, Executive Director of Resource Planning for the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States, stated that approximately 49GW of renewable energy generation facilities (mainly photovoltaic systems) have been approved for grid connection by MISO in the Central Continent of the United States, but on average, these projects may have a delay of nearly two years in achieving commercial operation.
Wright recently stated at a meeting of the system planning committee of the company's board of directors that the grid connection delays affecting these projects are mainly caused by supply chain and licensing issues.
According to Wright's introduction to committee members, as of July this year, renewable energy projects that have completed the interconnection process and are awaiting construction include 31GW of photovoltaic systems, 6GW of natural gas power generation facilities, 6GW of wind power generation facilities, 4GW of renewable energy+energy storage projects, and 2GW of independently deployed energy storage systems.
The grid connection approval date for the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is until July 9th.
Other power grid operators are also facing project delays due to concerns that they may not have sufficient resources to meet electricity demand. PJM Interconnect claimed in June this year that its 44GW renewable energy project has passed the interconnection process, but has not yet been completed due to site selection, financing, or supply chain issues.
According to an annual survey report released in July by the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States, the grid connection process of some renewable energy projects has stalled due to the company's grid facing a capacity shortage of approximately 2.1GW starting from 2025/2026. By 2028/2029, the potential capacity shortage will increase to 9.5GW.
Wright said, "We need to obtain recognized capacity." He pointed out that in the past five years, the power grid operated by the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States has added approximately 2.5GW of capacity annually.
Wright stated that areas of uncertainty surrounding the company's long-term resource adequacy include potential increases in load growth (currently predicted to be flat), as well as potential acceleration of power plant retirement, evolution of risk measurement and capacity certification methods.
The total grid connection queue of the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is approximately 242GW, but approximately 80% of projects are difficult to connect to the grid. Wright stated that the company plans to submit a grid connection queue reform proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission later this year to reduce speculative projects in the process.
Midland Independent System Operator (MISO) in the United States sees signs of load growth
At the same time, the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States is advancing a $9.1 billion annual transmission expansion plan that does not include multi value transmission projects. Laura Rauch, the executive director of transmission planning for the company, stated that the board of directors of the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States approved a $4.3 billion transmission expansion plan last year.
The Midland Independent Systems Operator (MISO) transmission expansion plan in the United States focuses on renewable energy projects built within one to three years to meet recent transmission needs.
Rauch stated that the demand for project grid connection has surged this year, and it is expected that this trend will continue. These acceleration requests are for projects that cannot wait for normal review cycles and are typically driven by new workloads.
Rauc said, "From the opinions of our members, what we have heard is that it is highly likely to see these larger industrial loads, commercial loads, or data centers, hydrogen facilities, etc., driving a significant increase in loads
According to Rauch's introduction to his committee, the accelerated project requests are driven by approximately 21GW of load growth.
Rauch stated that in the pending expansion plans, most renewable energy projects are aimed at meeting the reliability needs driven by local load growth, with nearly half of the potential expenditures being in the southern region of the Independent Systems Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States.
It is reported that the total investment of the four largest projects in the expansion plan draft is about 3 billion US dollars.
Rauch said, "We have invested a lot of time and effort in validating these projects and ensuring that they are consistent with the possibilities we see in the third phase of remote transmission planning." This will focus on increasing regional transmission to meet the long-term needs of the Southern region of the Independent System Operator (MISO) in the Central Continent of the United States.
Rauch said, "We are confident that the project we are advancing theoretically meets the needs of our tracking and does not rule out the development of larger regional solutions.
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