Washington D.C. — On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 2:00pm EST, Americans for the Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted a virtual webinar to introduce their new report, Planning for the Future: FERC’s Opportunity to Spur More Cost-Effective Transmission Infrastructure. The report calls on FERC to build on its previous orders and strengthen transmission planning through […]
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted the next installment of "Transmission Time" where panelists discussed innovations in transmission that may help with the cost and permitting difficulties with large scale regional and inter-regional transmission. Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Advanced Grid Research and […]
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 2:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted "Transmission Time" for a discussion with top executives of the grid operator and owner in a region that was ground zero for the recent cold snap and also for the highest renewable energy penetration in the country. Peggy Simmons, […]
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 3:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted a discussion to introduce their latest report, "Transmission Projects Ready to Go: Plugging Into America's Untapped Renewable Resources." The report identifies shovel ready, high-voltage transmission projects across the country that, if constructed, would provide economic benefits around the country […]
Earlier this year, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a new report, "The Future of Electric Power in the U.S.," which undertook a comprehensive evaluation of the country's changing electric system and outlined recommendations for providing reliable and resilient energy as the U.S. pursues its decarbonization goals. On June 8, 2021 at […]
On December 9, 2021 at 3:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid hosted another installment of Transmission Time, titled "The Case for Proactive Transmission Planning: An Update on the FERC Reform Proceedings and Next Steps." Proactive planning was supported by 174 entities in response to FERC's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) relating to longer-term regional transmission […]
On Wednesday, March 16th from 1-2pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted an installment of their Transmission Time webinar series, “Long-Distance Transmission, Grid Reliability, and a Clean Energy Future.” The 21st century requires greater reliability and further electrification of our economy to achieve a clean energy future. The build-out of more long-distance transmission can […]
On Monday, April 4th, from 3-4 pm ET, ACEG, ACORE, and SAFE hosted a webinar with retired military leaders and senior defense officials for a discussion on the national security benefits of a more robust, reliable, and resilient electric system. In recent years, the U.S. has experienced more frequent and severe extreme weather events, highlighting the […]
How can we create more jobs in Rural America? That question is at the heart of an April 7 Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. webinar, “Rural renaissance: How investments in transmission modernization can drive rural economic development.” This complimentary one-hour program addresses how expanding, integrating, and modernizing the North American high-voltage grid can drive rural economic development, […]
On Thursday, May 12th, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) held a webinar featuring consumer advocates, public power, and large energy buyers on the need for well-planned cost-conscious transmission. Speakers discussed transmission policy, including FERC’s proposed rule addressing transmission planning and cost allocation, and FERC's announcement of a conference on cost discipline in the […]
On Thursday, August 18 at 12 p.m. ET, ACEG hosted a public briefing to discuss comments submitted in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), seeking to reform its regional transmission planning and cost allocation policies. ACEG brought together a diverse set of speakers — representing transmission developers, clean energy generators, large […]
On Wednesday, September 21, ACEG hosted a Transmission Time webinar exploring funding opportunities for transmission projects. Recent federal legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), established several new revenue streams to support the needed build out of transmission. Panelists from the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment and […]
