U.S. utilities are racing to add solar and storage, but one constraint keeps surfacing after interconnection and supply chains: people. The workforce needed to operate, diagnose and maintain PV and PV+BESS plants isn’t scaling at the same pace as deployments. Forecasts indicate that by 2025, solar and storage technologies will comprise the bulk of new capacity installations, with Texas and California projected to be the leading contributors. However, interconnection delays, supply chain gaps, and policy uncertainties threaten to slow progress. This article quantifies the shortfall and outlines what utilities and service providers can do in the next 24 months to keep assets online and compliant.
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