Clean energy is stuck with backlogs. A Charlotte factory hopes to be part of the solution: WSOC TV [Video]

CHARLOTTE — Across the country, hundreds of renewable energy projects are set to go up in the next few years. There are logistical, regulatory, and infrastructure bottlenecks getting in the way, but a factory in Charlotte is hoping to help fix the problem.

According to a Berkley Labs study released last year, the U.S. had 2,000 gigawatts of energy capacity stuck in its interconnection backlog, mostly from solar, wind and battery storage projects

To put that in perspective, the current electricity capacity for all existing power plants in the United States is 1,250 GW. Only a quarter of those backlogged projects will likely get built after a roughly three-and-a-half-year wait for developers.

Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk called it an issue that keeps him up at night.

While speaking at UNC’s recent Cleantech Summit, he said his department is working to streamline the application processfor interconnection projects and incentivize transmission upgrades, without sacrificing the environmental and …