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Federal regulators approve new rules to ease power connection backlogs 

BY: - July 29, 2023

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday finalized long-awaited new rules intended to reform how power generation projects get connected to the electric grid, seen as a major step in smoothing the path for thousands of mostly renewable power projects currently waiting to plug in. “This rule will ensure that our country’s vast generation resources […]

For offshore wind aspirations to become reality, transmission hurdles must be cleared

BY: - October 5, 2022

Right now, there aren’t many incentives for developers to share interconnection and transmission infrastructure, one expert said.