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by recursive 254 days ago
I understand the problem is transmission much more than generation. There's a backlog of power sources waiting to come online for infrastructure to catch up. Or so I heard.
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Transmission wasn’t the problem with this project. It was cancelled out of spite
Where did you hear this?
I believe it was an episode of the podcast "Shift Key". Season 2, episode 5 is called "A Beginner's Guide to the Interconnection Queue". The hosts talk to some industry people who present the case. They say that there practical reasons why the interconnection queue is slowing down renewable generation deployment significantly.

I don't know if this podcast presents a balanced view, but it sounds convincing to me.