What it means
Energization comes after the studies are done, the agreements are signed and the utility has built its part. For a load, it is the first day the site can take grid power. Many campuses then ramp up in steps over months or years.
For a generator, energization comes before the commercial operation date, which is when the plant has finished testing and starts selling power.
Target dates and committed dates
A developer sets a target energization date in its request. The utility gives an estimated date in the study. Only the signed agreement carries a date the parties are held to, and even that can move if upgrades run late.
When you tell Voltane your target energization year, it is used to judge which sites have a realistic chance. It is not a promise that any site will meet it.
Questions people ask
Who sets the energization date?
The utility, through the study and the interconnection agreement, based on what it has to build.
Why do energization dates slip?
Common causes are late network upgrades, equipment delays, permits, and changes to the project itself.
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More glossary
- What is time to power?
- What is powered land?
- What is a powered shell?
- What is large load interconnection?
- What is a point of interconnection?
- What is an interconnection queue?
- What is queue position?
- What is ERCOT?
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