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Grid & Interconnection

Interconnection Queues

Why queue backlogs have become the single biggest timeline risk in clean-energy development.

AnalysisJun 9, 2026· 9 min read
The interconnection queue is the new bottleneck for American power

Solar and storage developers now wait longer to connect to the grid than they spend building the project itself. That gap, not equipment cost or demand, is what is actually setting the pace of American clean-energy development.

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