There are two major steps involved in the interconnection process: applying for interconnection and receiving permission to operate (PTO).
Grading the States: Clean Energy Adoption and Access to the Grid
One difficulty that solar PV and other clean-tech companies face when looking to expand their business into other states is that every state is different – different in their goals, policies, interconnection processes, technical standards, data availability, and other factors.
For solar PV companies like developers, EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), and contractors, it’s about questions […]
“Electric Utility Distribution Equipment” now included with HeatSpring Membership
Starting May 31st, for a limited time, Tim Taylor’s “Electric Utility Distribution Equipment” is included with your HeatSpring Membership. Membership gives you access to premium courses that usually cost more, including:
Selling & Developing Commercial-Industrial Solar
The Hydrogen Economy
Solar Entrepreneurship
Solar Building Codes, Fire Codes, Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage
There are tons of other benefits, too – you […]
Power Flow Studies on Utility Distribution
If you work with utility-scale or community solar PV, you may have heard the utility refer to the term “power flow study”, also called “load flow study”, and wonder what that is.
Utility distribution feeders are designed and operated at medium voltage, also called primary voltage, which is typically between 4 kV and 35 kV in […]
How Much Solar PV Can a Feeder Host?
As increasing amounts of solar PV connect to electric distribution systems, in the forms of utility-scale solar PV and behind-the-meter solar PV, a critical question that many in the industry have is “How Much Solar PV Can a Feeder Host?” The maximum amount of Solar PV that a given distribution feeder can host (or that can […]
Impacts of IEEE 1547 to Developers and Engineers Working on Distribution Interconnections
The latest revision of IEEE 1547TM-2018 – IEEE Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Interfaces turns five years old this year. Many solar PV developers and engineers that are just entering the industry aren’t familiar with the standard’s background and the requirements that it imposes on Distributed Energy […]