Speed Dating: Faster Connections Between Customer Resources and Utility Grids
Speed Dating: Faster Connections Between Customer Resources and Utility Grids
May 19 2025
This webinar, hosted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discusses solutions for improving Distributed Energy Resource (DER) interconnection processes and associated timelines. The webinar builds on the recently published DER Interconnection Roadmap by the U.S. Department of Energy's Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X).
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.
U.S. Department of Energy’s Interconnection Innovation Exchange (i2X) is sponsored by the Solar and Wind Energy Technologies Offices
Panelists:
• Hanna Terwilliger and Derek Duran, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• Ken Habel and Katie Cleary, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Moderators:
• Lisa Schwartz and Kathryn Chelminski, LBNL