This line alone is absolutely jaw-dropping: "At the end of 2021, there were 8,100 projects sitting in line, waiting for permission to get connected [to the grid]. Together, they represent more than the combined power capacity of all U.S. electricity plants."

This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions
Energy developers want to build a ton of wind and solar — they just can’t get it connected to the grid.
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