York County hears NPPD briefing on solar projects and lengthy interconnection queue
David Rich of NPPD briefed the York County Board on solar project types, the Southwest Power Pool interconnection process and a multi-year backlog of requests — including the 310-megawatt McCool project — that can delay when new renewable projects reach operation.
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David Rich, a utility planner with Nebraska Public Power District, told the York County Board of Commissioners on March 22 that a large backlog at the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is slowing the development of utility-scale solar projects and adding uncertainty to final transmission costs. “By 2050, our board has set a goal to be 100% carbon free,” Rich said, explaining the utility’s long-term objective while noting that solar today makes up a very small fraction of NPPD’s generation mix.
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