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The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.

Posted on AllSides February 23rd, 2023
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Walker Pickering for The New York Times
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Plans to install 3,000 acres of solar panels in Kentucky and Virginia are delayed for years. Wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota have been abruptly canceled. And programs to encourage Massachusetts and Maine residents to adopt solar power are faltering.

The energy transition poised for takeoff in the United States amid record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon technologies is facing a serious obstacle: The volume of projects has overwhelmed the nation’s antiquated systems to connect new sources of electricity to homes and businesses.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html

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