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Once these factors have been considered, a detailed cost estimate can be developed for the grid connection project. This estimate should include all of the costs associated with the project,
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Interconnection costs have grown substantially over time. Projects that have completed all required interconnection studies have the lowest cost
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Several separate data-files were last released in mid-2023, and we have aggregated them here, then added our own analytics and observations. The cost of grid interconnection has averaged $138/kW across 3,382 projects in the database, which breaks down as $51/kW for thermal power plants, $138/kW for wind projects and $167/kW for solar projects.
A good baseline is to expect $100-300/kW of grid inter-connection costs, or $3-10/kW-km, over a typical distance of 10-70 km. But the requirement to fund network upgrade costs can push grid connections to cost more than developing renewables projects themselves?!
In total, the data set consists of 11,597 projects, or 2.6 Terawatts (2,600 gigawatts) of generation and storage that are actively seeking grid interconnection, plus 17,873 projects that entered the queues but were withdrawn, and 4,155 projects that moved through the queues and reached commercial operations.
Despite the rapid expansion in new energy capacity being built, a major challenge has emerged for connecting energy projects to the broader electric grid.