US regulator changes rules to connect new wind farms faster
US regulator changes rules to connect new wind farms faster | Windpower Monthly
US regulator changes rules to connect new wind farms faster
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) on 27 July approved a rule to accelerate interconnection processes, in the first major change to the agency’s interconnection requirements in about two decades, known as order 23.
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