Large utilities can file 10-year plans with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, which will have nine months to make a determination. The California Public Utilities Commission on March 7 approved a long-term power line undergrounding program...
The projects will boost transmission capacity by more than 7.5 GW, accelerate interconnection for clean energy and spark over $4.2 billion in public and private investment, according to DOE. The U.S. Department of Energy selected 38 projects for nearly $2 billion in...
OCED plans to fund about 16-69 projects, offering a range of funding from $2–50 million each with a 5–50% minimum non-federal cost share per project. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI)...
Digging into a report on infrastructure buildout success factors and how permitting reform and load growth might shape transmission work going forward. Earlier this year, a team of energy policy researchers outlined some of the key factors underlying the success—or...
Total import capabilities between transmission planning regions also vary depending on the season, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday. Electric power transfer capability between transmission planning regions varies widely by location and...
“The rate at which consumers are electrifying buildings and vehicles has the potential to outpace the existing grid planning processes,” the New York Public Service Commission said. The New York Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an energy affordability...