What the POI is
On one side of the POI, the project owns and maintains the equipment. On the other side, the utility does. The POI is often inside a substation, or at a new station built where the project taps a transmission line.
Why it matters for a site
- Distance: the project usually pays for the line from the site to the POI.
- Voltage: the POI sets the voltage the project connects at.
- Studies: grid studies are run for a specific POI, so changing it can mean starting again.
- Price: in some markets, the POI affects the price a generator is paid.
How Voltane uses connection points
The Voltane engine can start from a transmission substation inside ERCOT and look at the parcels around it. A substation nearby is a place to ask, not available capacity. Only the utility can confirm a POI.
Questions people ask
Who decides the point of interconnection?
The customer proposes it and the utility confirms it through studies. The utility has the final say on what is workable.
Can a project have more than one POI?
Yes. Large campuses sometimes use more than one connection for size or reliability. Each one is studied.
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- What is a powered shell?
- What is large load interconnection?
- What is an interconnection queue?
- What is queue position?
- What is ERCOT?
- What is an ERCOT load zone?
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