The DOE announced $30 million in funding through its AI4IX program to foster partnerships aiming to expedite the interconnection of new energy projects to the grid.
Currently, it can take up to seven years to connect a new electricity generation project to the grid in the US, creating a backlog of 2,600 gigawatts.
The slow interconnection process is a relic of an old energy system designed for fossil fuels, making it difficult to integrate more renewable sources.
As electricity demand rises, particularly due to the AI boom, pressure mounts to increase the pace of interconnection for renewable energy projects.
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