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Power & Utilities | Smart Grid
October 30, 2023
Transmission Planning Efforts Foster Interregional Cooperation to Support Clean Energy Integration
Grid operators and states emphasize transmission collaboration to pursue innovative approaches to speed up the clean energy transition.
There is a growing focus on regional collaboration to improve transmission planning and operations as grid operators and states explore strategies to enhance system reliability while transitioning to a lower-carbon grid. Recent actions include…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- The Biden administration has released a transmission action plan to support offshore wind integration, outlining short-term goals to be accomplished by 2025, and sustained actions to achieve goals for 2050 and beyond.
- Eight Northeast states have requested the U.S. Energy Department’s support to facilitate the clean energy transition by enhancing transmission planning across regional borders.
- New York regulators have adopted a coordinated grid planning process to identify transmission investments required to meet the state’s clean energy objectives.
