Register to Attend New Interconnection Webinar Series Focused on Interconnection Study Practices

June 15, 2026

Webinar series facilitates conversations on interconnection study methods and opportunities for automation and harmonization across different regions of the U.S.

Berkeley Lab in collaboration with the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) and Elevate Energy Consulting, is facilitating the Studies, Tools, and Interconnection Consistency and Harmonization (STITCH) Meetings as part of the DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) initiative. The i2X STITCH effort is exploring interconnection studies across the U.S. and identifying ways where harmonization and automation can help improve the speed and reliability of new bulk-power generation and storage resource interconnections. The effort will consist of a sequence of collaborative meetings with industry stakeholders and subject matter experts to dive into interconnection study methods in different regions of the U.S. and explore their practices. Each meeting in the series will include both expert presentations and open discussion.

Who Should Attend

i2X STITCH applies to North American independent system operators, regional transmission operators, utility staff, generator developers and owners/operators, consultants, and original equipment manufacturers interested in learning about and improving generation interconnection study practices.

Format

The format of the meetings will include presentations followed by structured discussions around regional interconnection study practices, key differences, and harmonization opportunities. Presenters will be asked to cover a similar set of topics focused on interconnection process milestones, study methods and assumptions, pre-interconnection tools, study tools, and automation opportunities. The presentation portion of each virtual meeting is recorded and will be shared along with presentation slides. Regional study processes, challenges and gaps, recommended practices and harmonization opportunities will be summarized in a technical report that will be published by the end of the meeting series, in February 2027.

i2X STITCH Meeting Schedule and Preliminary Topics:

  1. [PAST EVENT] May 26, 2026, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET: Kick-Off Meeting Materials
  2. June 23, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Regional Study Processes: MISO, ERCOT
  3. July 28, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET:  Regional Study Processes: CAISO, WECC
  4. August 18, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Regional Study Processes: NYISO, ISO-NE
  5. September 22, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Regional Study Processes: SPP, PGM
  6. October 20, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Automation and Data Harmonization
  7. November 17, 2026, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Industry Advisor Perspective
  8. January 26, 2027, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET: Final Whitepaper Presentation
  9. March, 2027 hybrid event during ESIG Spring Workshop: Interconnection Studies and Harmonization Workshop

 

Register for all meetings online by clicking here. Past meeting materials will all be shared on this website under the individual meeting headers.

About i2X

i2X is a DOE program aiming to enable a simple, fast, and affordable interconnection while enhancing the reliability and security of the electric grid. It is a multi-office and multi-lab collaboration across the DOE, incorporating interconnection topics on both the distribution and transmission grid. Since its launch, DOE’s i2X program has convened thousands of stakeholders including utilities, grid operators, state and local governments, non-profits, developers, and other industry stakeholders for meetings that covered key issues, including queue management, grid engineering practices, data transparency, cost allocation, and interconnection reliability standards. Berkeley Lab has supported the data and analytics pillar of i2X with our flagship Queued Up report, where we compile and analyze data from the seven organized electricity markets (RTO / ISOs) in the U.S. and an additional 50 balancing areas outside of RTO / ISOs. Furthermore, we provide never-before-compiled data and analysis summarizing the cost to interconnect new generation and storage resources across six of the seven RTOs / ISOs in the US and 5 non-ISO/RTO utilities. Learn more about DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange online and consider joining an i2X event to participate in future stakeholder conversations.