Grid Interconnection Screen

A project is about to enter the interconnection queue or commit to a point of interconnection. This step introduces upgrade exposure, sequencing constraints, and system dependency before those conditions are fully understood.

Queue entry begins to bind the project to a network condition that is not yet visible. Upgrade costs remain undefined, queue dynamics are unstable, and network behavior extends beyond the immediate node. By the time these factors resolve, the project may already be difficult to unwind.

The screen evaluates whether entry embeds exposure that is not yet defensible. This includes:

• whether transmission access is real or conditional 
• whether queue participation creates sequence lock-in 
• whether the project becomes dependent on broader network constraints 
• whether external conditions may harden after entry 

A formal determination is issued:

• Proceed: entry is admissible within defined bounds 
• Defer: entry should not occur yet 
• Refuse: entry is not admissible under current conditions 

Issued at the point of commitment.

Queue entry, deposits, and site alignment begin binding the project to a network condition.

Queue entry, deposits, and site alignment begin binding the project to a network condition.

Upgrade costs, congestion, queue behavior, and deliverability remain unresolved.

Outcomes range from viable interconnection to delay, cost escalation, or project infeasibility.

Grid assumptions shape site, capital, and sequencing decisions.

Uncertainty remains decision-dominant until exposure is bounded or alternatives preserved.

Proceed only where exposure is constrained and optionality remains.
Otherwise defer.

A formal determination is issued:

• Proceed: entry is admissible within defined bounds 
• Defer: entry should not occur yet 
• Refuse: entry is not admissible under current conditions