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SI2 Releases New Report on Groundbreaking Interconnection Reforms

Analysis Highlights How Southwest Power Pool Is Putting SI2’s “Game-Changing Interconnection Reform” Framework Into Practice The Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) today released a new report, Interconnection Reform: How One Grid Operator Is Changing the...
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Making Sense of Interconnection Queue Trends

Modest Reductions in Interconnection Queues Do Not Mean Reform Has Achieved its Aims In August, Lawrence Berkely National Lab released new data for its annual “Queued Up” report series, which compiles interconnection queue data from nearly all of the grid operators...

SI2 Thanks Board Chair Abigail Ross Hopper for Strategic Vision 

The Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) extends its gratitude to Abigail Ross Hopper for her extraordinary leadership as President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and founding chair of the SI2 Board of Directors.   In...
Meet The Fellows: SI2 Expands Again

Meet The Fellows: SI2 Expands Again

This month, we announced the hiring of two new team members, Tiana Elame and Marilla Smith, to be SI2’s first Fellows. Tiana and Marilla will work closely with Executive Director David Gahl and Assistant Director of Development Sarah Conley-Ballew to conduct clean...

The Rise of SI2

The Rise of SI2

And just like that… The Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) celebrated its first anniversary this week. As the Executive Director, I thought I’d share a few highlights from our first full year of operation. Growing Our Team. In January...