![]() Large–scale renewable energy technologies are subject to all the necessary environmental permits of major industrial facilities. The absence of standard interconnection rules, or uniform procedures and technical requirements for connecting renewable energy systems to the electric utility's grid, can make it difficult, if not impossible, for renewable systems to connect to the electric utility's grid. Unless carefully monitored to encourage the development of distributed generation, rate structures can increase the cost of renewables (e.g., through stand-by rates, lack of net metering) or completely prohibit connection to the electrical grid. Unfavorable utility rate structures have been a perennial barrier to increased deployment of renewable energy technologies. Some examples include: Utility Rate Structures In many cases, barriers to expanding renewable energy are regulatory and therefore within state control. Price competitiveness is the most obvious barrier to renewable energy installations.
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