Grid congestion a growing barrier for wind, solar developers in MISO territory

Energy News Network: Grid congestion — and the exorbitant cost of relieving it — has caused developers to cancel scores of wind and solar projects planned in grid operator MISO’s territory, renewable industry advocates say.

The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Sustainable FERC Project recently released an analysis showing high numbers of renewable projects withdrawn from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s queue in the same areas where the grid operator’s maps show that congestion is extreme, and expensive upgrades are needed.

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