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Speed Dating: Faster Connections Between Customer Resources and Utility Grids

Publication Type

Presentation

Date Published

05/2025

Authors

Terwilliger, Hanna, Derek Duran, Ken Habel, Katie Cleary, Lisa C Schwartz, Kathryn Chelminski

Abstract

The webinar covers solutions to streamline the interconnection process and improve queue management practices, mitigating bottlenecks resulting from misalignment between queues designed for a small number of interconnection requests and rapid growth of DERs.

This is the first in a series of webinars on solutions to enable simpler, faster, and fairer interconnection of DERs.

Panelists include:

Hanna Terwilliger and Derek Duran, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Ken Habel and Katie Cleary, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Moderators:

Lisa Schwartz
Kathryn Chelminski

U.S. Department of Energy’s Interconnection Innovation Exchange (i2X) is sponsored by the Solar and Wind Energy Technologies Offices

Year of Publication

2025

Notes

This webinar was recorded on May 19, 2025, and can be viewed here.