Last updated: November 2, 2026

Energy siting, permitting, and interconnection resources

Curated public resources for the work this domain names: finding sites, clearing zoning, and getting connected. Every link below was checked in public page text on November 2, 2026. Nothing here is a paid placement, and no link implies endorsement by the linked organization.

Interconnection queues

• Berkeley Lab — Queued Up: 2026 Edition — Annual snapshot of U.S. transmission interconnection queues through the end of 2025: capacity by technology and region, agreement status, completion rates, and timelines.
• Berkeley Lab — Queue backlog eased somewhat in 2025 — Plain-language summary of the 2026 edition: 2,061 GW active, withdrawals, agreement volumes, and the over-five-year median timeline.
• Berkeley Lab — Queued Up 2026 slide deck (PDF) — Full data visualization deck behind the queue figures on this site.

Capacity and generation statistics

• EIA — Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation — EIA's outlook for wind and solar generation growth and planned capacity additions.
• EIA — U.S. battery capacity increased 66% in 2024 — Battery storage additions, cumulative capacity, and planned additions from EIA's generator inventory.
• pv magazine — EIA projects record 64 GW U.S. power capacity buildout in 2025 — Developer plans for 2025 by technology: solar, storage, wind, and gas.
• pv magazine — U.S. battery capacity rises 59% with 14 GW added in 12 months — EIA battery and solar growth through late 2025, with planned additions.
• IEA Wind TCP — USA Annual Report 2024 (PDF) — Installed U.S. wind capacity, generation share, and state activity for 2024.
• TaiyangNews — U.S. installed over 11 GW solar PV capacity in Q3 2025 — SEIA / Wood Mackenzie quarterly solar installations, segment detail, and the 2025–2030 outlook.

Siting, zoning, and permitting research

• NREL — Impact of Siting Ordinances on Land Availability for Wind and Solar Development (PDF) — The ordinance database and setback analysis behind the siting figures on this site.
• pv magazine USA — Local zoning ordinances play important role in predicting solar output — Readable summary of NREL's ordinance counts and setback findings.

Interconnection rules

• Troutman — Summary of FERC Order No. 2023 on generator interconnection reform — Cluster study process, timelines, deposits, penalties, and transition options under the federal rule.
• Burns & McDonnell — How FERC Order 2023 impacts the generation interconnection process — Practitioner view of the shift from serial to cluster studies and what it means for project timelines.

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Changelog

• November 2, 2026: Initial edition — 13 curated links established across interconnection queues, capacity statistics, siting and zoning research, and interconnection rules.