A Columbus Developer Races to Connect Solar Before Rules Shift
Meridian Power, a Columbus-based renewable-energy developer, is racing to connect a cluster of solar projects to the grid amid shifting rules on interconnection and incentives. The company says timing has become as important as engineering, with the economics of a project hinging on when it comes online.
Interconnection — the process of plugging a new power source into the grid — has become a notorious bottleneck across the country. Queues stretch for years, and projects can die waiting. Developers who can navigate the process faster hold a real advantage.
Meridian's leadership framed the current moment as a scramble to lock in favorable terms before they change, while acknowledging the whiplash that policy uncertainty inflicts on long-lived infrastructure investments.
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