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The primary drag on solar power is
getting connected to the technologically ancient, Machiavellian maze we call
our power grid.
While the world's eyes were tuned
to the various Republican created disasters a new rule was created that will
make the power grid connections go faster and better.
“Even though they were overshadowed
by the Senate’s historic decision to eliminate the use of the filibuster when
it comes to most Presidential nominees — the so-called “nuclear option”
— there were some major developments this week at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) that are critically important to solar and
renewable energy.
First, FERC Chairman Jon
Wellinghoff, who proclaimed earlier this year that, “solar is growing so fast
it is going to overtake everything,” announced that he’s officially leaving his
position at the end of the week. Chairman Wellinghoff has been a true
champion to solar, and we wish him well in all of his new endeavors.
But before leaving, Wellinghoff
presided over one last Commission meeting on Thursday as a new rule was
approved by FERC that will expedite and reduce the cost of solar project
interconnections, while maintaining the reliability and safety of the electric
grid.”
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