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Grid connection

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCommon term

In energy & renewables, grid connection means: The physical link and the formal permission that allow a power plant, storage system or large consumer to send electricity to, or take it from, the grid.

In Turkish: şebeke bağlantısı, bağlantı görüşü

How it is used

Often the biggest hurdle in project development. Developers apply for, secure, wait for and pay for a grid connection. Key phrases: grid connection agreement, connection point, connection capacity and connection queue (the waiting list of projects).

Example sentences

  1. We have the land and the permits; the only thing missing is a grid connection.

  2. In some regions, the wait for a grid connection is now more than five years.

Common collocations

  • secure a grid connection
  • grid connection agreement
  • connection point
  • connection queue
  • apply for a grid connection
  • gridThe network of power lines, substations and transformers that carries electricity from where it is produced to homes, businesses and factories.
  • substationA site with transformers, switches and protection equipment where voltage is raised or lowered and power flows are switched between lines.
  • grid operatorThe organisation that runs the power system in real time, balancing supply and demand and keeping voltage and frequency stable across the network.
  • solar farmA large ground-mounted installation of solar panels, usually covering many hectares, that produces electricity to sell to the grid rather than to power a single building.

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