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Why a solar farm can wait years to connect to the power network

A planned solar farm can have land and sunshine. But it can't be built until its electricity has a way out.

The power line company checks whether its wires can carry more electricity. Some may need replacing or expanding.

Thousands of U.S. projects wait in line for these checks. Recently, the typical project took over five years from asking to switching on, building included.

Source: eta-publications.lbl.gov

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