AWS launches Agentic Grid Planning to cut interconnection study prep from weeks to hours

AWS launched Agentic Grid Planning on AWS in Houston, inserting an AI agent into utility interconnection study workflows. Duke Energy's pilot cut data prep from two weeks to a few hours—but only for formatting input files, not the full study. With median US grid queue times now exceeding four years, there is no end-to-end evidence yet that local speed gains shrink overall wait times. The agent drafts connection plans, orchestrates power-flow simulations, and generates reports; engineers retain final sign-off, and every step is version-tracked.

Why it matters: AWS put agents into grid interconnection studies with concrete Duke Energy pilot results — data prep from two weeks to hours. But it only covers input formatting, not the full study, so stays below 85. The 120x gap between ERCOT's 474GW queue and 4GW actual usage makes the urg...