THE INTERCONNECTION CHALLENGE

Cost of Interconnecting Power Projects to the Grid; What the heck is deliverability, and why does it matter in project development?

Tam Hunt, July 19, 2013 (Gereentech Media)

“Every renewable energy project must interconnect to the grid under “reliability” standards. This means that the project won’t cause the grid to fail due to the project’s exporting power -- or failing to export power…There is a second level of interconnection, however, in places like California and similar jurisdictions. It's known as “deliverability.” A project is fully deliverable when the power the project produces can physically get to where it’s most needed on the grid. A fully deliverable project means that there are no chokepoints on the grid stopping power getting to where it’s needed. So, reliability is about safety while deliverability is about versatility of the power provided to the grid…” click here for more

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