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Interconnection delays and 'self‑build' proposals emerge as central constraints to California clean‑energy rollout
Summary
Agency, utility and developer witnesses told the Assembly committee that long interconnection queue times, network upgrade timelines and lack of standardized equipment/contracting processes are the main operational causes threatening projects’ ability to meet tax‑credit deadlines; utilities signaled conditional openness to developer 'self‑build' work.
Lawmakers pressed utilities, developers and regulators on what operational fixes could accelerate projects through the interconnection and transmission processes that determine whether a project can be placed in service and claim federal tax credits.
Key constraints: multiple witnesses identified three operational causes that most frequently stall projects: (1) long CAISO interconnection queue wait times, (2) extended timelines for transmission and network upgrades (substations, transformers and breakers), and (3) local and state permitting delays that sometimes trigger additional environmental reviews or species protections.
CAISO data and queue reforms: Neil Miller, CAISO vice president for…
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