Canary Media asks whether the utility's lower grid spending slows California's clean energy buildout.
PG&E cut $2 billion in grid investment, Canary Media reported Nov. 5.
Canary Media asked whether the reduction derails California's clean energy buildout.
Allocators underwriting California generation and storage need to know how much of a project's interconnection and delivery timeline depends on PG&E's grid spending.
Reported by the Energy Transition desk from Canary Media. Published . Corrections
Projects that began construction by July 4, 2026 generally have four years to reach service, or until the end of 2030.
Construction-stage load rose from 140MW in June while the utility cut $2 billion from its capital plan on borrowing costs.
The biggest US grid operator serves 13 states and its grid is congested, Canary Media reports.
The three-year project led by the National Laboratory of the Rockies includes an 800VDC field demonstration at a Sky Data Centers site in California.
A $1.54 billion viability gap funding program approved this week covers 92 GWh, 60 GWh of it pumped storage.
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