Writing

Measurement, filing seasons, and the grid queue.

Written for operators of 100 kW to 2 MW facilities: the segment the regulations now reach and the incumbents skip.

Compliance10 July 20267 min read

The 2027 filing covers this year. Here is everything in it.

Thresholds at 500, 300, and 100 kW pull thousands of facilities into scope for spring 2027. The 24 datapoints are less exotic than they sound, but the measurement year is already half over.

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Capacity10 July 20266 min read

You can't buy a transformer. You can measure your way to the same megawatts.

Transformer lead times are quoted in years and switchgear is sold out through 2028. The only new capacity most operators can get this year is the waste inside the grid connection they already have.

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