Building new transmission could help the economy recover from the pandemic and help fight climate change, according to a panel at the WIRES Summer Meeting.

Utilities are seeking Congressional help to defeat FERC’s proposal to eliminate the transmission rate adder for remaining in RTOs.

The $83 billion in transmission projects that have been approved by ISO/RTO boards or recommended to regulators would boost GDP by $42 billion and local spending by almost $39 billion during construction, according to a report released Tuesday by a transmission industry trade group. The study, conducted for WIRES by...

When FERC issued Order 2222 in September, then-Chair Neil Chatterjee declared it a "landmark … that paves the way for the grid of tomorrow" by opening RTO/ISO wholesale markets to participation by aggregations of distributed energy resources. Realizing the potential of DERs — including storage, electric vehicles and rooftop solar...

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday issued guidance on working with its state counterparts to facilitate the use of existing highway rights of way for building electric transmission lines. The memo encourages state transportation departments to consider not just transmission, but also renewable energy, broadband internet expansion, electric vehicle...

Energy economist Judy Chang spent more than two decades opining on electric markets and policy as a principal at the Brattle Group. Since her appointment last June as undersecretary of energy for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, she’s had to think about implementing policies to meet...

The U.S. transmission system will require significant restructuring and greater alignment with public policy goals to meet the future needs of the electricity sector, according to industry insiders speaking at WIRES’ virtual fall member meeting last week. The trade group promotes investment in transmission and progressive government policies to advance...

A "macro grid" that allowed transmission of cheap renewable energy throughout the Eastern Interconnection would produce $7.8 trillion in private investment, create 6 million jobs, cut carbon emissions and save consumers more than $100 billion, according to a study released Wednesday by clean energy advocates. "Most of America’s world-class renewable...