Hundreds of wind energy projects are having to wait years for permits to connect to the power grid in Europe – and the backlog is slowing the move to renewable energy, according to a new report by WindEurope. . This report considers the economic benefits of mitigating delays in transmission and generation infrastructure, estimating potential annual savings for energy consumers and significant improvements in grid reliability. The United States is entering a period of rapid electricity demand growth. . As wind generation capacity has grown in the Midwest of the United States, grid operators have increasingly restricted wind generation because of both oversupply and congestion on the grid. Wind production also declined in 2023 from the year before despite 7 gigawatts of wind capacity being added to the grid that year. The shortfall is attributed to a sustained period of low wind speeds since October 2024.
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