Press Release
Chloris, the AI‑native platform for utility‑scale renewables project developers, will launch its “grid connection” product (Grid Connector) at Solar & Storage Live Italia in Verona on 8‑9 October.
About Chloris
Utility‑scale renewable projects are worth millions of dollars, yet development processes are often fragmented, manual and subjective, with only outdated tools in support of developers.
Furthermore, the common approach is to treat each phase (land acquisition, permitting, grid connection, techno‑economic analysis and PPAs to name a few) in isolation, leading to missed opportunities and sub‑optimal outcomes.
Chloris is building an AI‑first platform that unifies every key step in the utility-scale renewables development journey. Within a single collaborative workspace, developers can test numerous project variants via specialised tools, integrations with other products, and context‑aware agents, allowing them to find the best projects to develop – at scale.
Tackling the grid‑connection bottleneck
In Europe, grid access has become the primary barrier to deploying large‑scale solar and storage projects. Internal research reveals that over 80 % of utility‑scale solar & BESS projects fail because they cannot secure a feasible connection. For some developers, the failure rate reaches 98 %.
Italy illustrates the scale of the challenge: Terna (Italian TSO) reports more than 350 GW of pending connection requests, compared with a national target of only 65 GW of new renewable capacity by 2030 [1].
However, most of these projects will never see the light, being the result of speculative tactics enabled by the current legislation, and are now clogging the connection queue with virtual congestion that will never concretize.
To solve this problem, the Italian authorities are now reforming how grid rights are allocated. Under the new DL Energia decree [2], expected to enter into force soon, Terna is expected to get rid of 60% of the connection queue [3] and get a fresh start through the open‑season mechanism for allocating new grid capacity [4].
Introducing Grid Connector
To help developers navigate this upheaval, Chloris is launching Grid Connector, the first specialised tool within its platform. Grid Connector aggregates and enriches grid‑connection data from open‑source and official sources and overlays proprietary insights, giving solar and BESS developers a comprehensive view of the network. Key features include:
- Comprehensive network mapping: Users will have access to the whole Italian energy infrastructure – cleaned, normalised and enriched – like substations, power lines, power / storage plants and more in operation, under construction and in development;
- Congestion analysis: The tool estimates virtual (and soon real) congestion at the substation level, considering connected, contracted and pending capacity, helping developers to quickly identify nodes with available capacity or potential bottlenecks;
- Cost and timeframe forecasting: Grid Connector forecasts connection costs and timelines based on plant type, configuration and location, helping developers to choose the optimal locations and configurations for their projects.
- Parallel scenario testing: Built‑in AI agents allow users to run multiple connection scenarios concurrently, compare outcomes and iterate rapidly.
Together, these functions give developers the intelligence they need to target projects with a high probability of connection and to avoid wasting time and capital on congested nodes.
Meet Chloris in Verona
Chloris will reveal Grid Connector at Solar & Storage Live Italia in Verona. Visitors to the Start‑up Zone can see it at the stand S20.
To learn more about Chloris or to book a private demo, please visit chloris.ai and leave your email there, or contact one of the founders on LinkedIn (Alessandro | Andrea).
[1] Terna’s Econnextion platform
[2] Article from “Rinnovabili.it” on the DL Energia 2025
[3] Article from “Advant” on the DL Energia 2025
[4] Terna’s “Piano di Sviluppo 2025”
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