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Review of Interconnection Practices and Costs in the Western States

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1435904· OSTI ID:1435904
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), Denver, CO (United States)
The objective of this report is to evaluate the nature of barriers to interconnecting distributed PV, assess costs of interconnection, and compare interconnection practices across various states in the Western Interconnection. The report addresses practices for interconnecting both residential and commercial-scale PV systems to the distribution system. This study is part of a larger, joint project between the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, to examine barriers to distributed PV in the 11 states wholly within the Western Interconnection.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), Denver, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1435904
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP--6A20-71232
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English