June 22, 2022
Transmission Spanning Regions with Different Weather Patterns and Load Profiles Can Protect Ratepayers from Extreme Events Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Multi-Value Transmission Planning for a Clean Energy Future, demonstrating a methodology for evaluating a broad range of benefits from large-scale transmission expansion. A robust transmission network is essential as levels of renewable energy continue to rise. When a network spans regions with different weather patterns and load profiles, it has increased resilience stemming from neighboring areas experiencing periods of scarcity and abundance at different times. However, today’s transmission planning processes focus primarily on local improvements. While the current planning framework…
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