By Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA for RTO Insider
Published in RTO Insider on Sept. 2, 2025
“Help me help you.” The famous line from the movie Jerry Maguire captures the dynamic facing competitive power markets today.
RTOs have made meaningful progress in clearing interconnection backlogs. PJM alone has processed more than 140 GW of projects since 2023, with 46 GW already holding signed interconnection service agreements. Across MISO, ERCOT, CAISO and other regions, reforms are moving projects through the queue faster and giving developers greater clarity.
So, what’s standing in the way?
Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes this September, this critical issue is back on the table. Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes this September, this critical issue is back on the table.
That said, while significant, permitting is just one element of a broader landscape of uncertainty that all participants in the power sector must work to resolve…
