Consumer, Employment, and Environmental Benefits of Electricity Transmission Expansion in the Eastern U.S.

Washington D.C. — On October 28, 2020 at 3:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) introduced their latest study, “Consumer, Employment, and Environmental Benefits of Electricity Transmission Expansion in the Eastern U.S.” The study finds that expanding and modernizing our power grid and expanding transmission in the Eastern U.S. will unleash up to […]

The Role of Power Marketing Administrations in Grid Expansion

WASHINGTON D.C. — On January 13, 2021 at 2:00pm EST, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted their third installment of Transmission Time, titled “The Role of Power Marketing Administrations in Grid Expansion.” The event featured Western Area Power Administration CEO and Administrator Mark A. Gabriel and Bonneville Power Administration CEO and Administrator John […]

Planning for the Future: FERC’s Opportunity to Spur More Cost-Effective Transmission Infrastructure

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 […]

Making Inter-Regional Transmission Easier: Transmission Technology Innovations

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 […]

Plugging Into America’s Untapped Renewable Resources

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 […]

Transmission and the Future of Electric Power: A Conversation with the Authors of the New National Academies Report

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 […]

Transmission Time: The Case for Proactive Transmission Planning: An Update on the FERC ANOPR Reform Proceeding and Next Steps

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 […]

Transmission Time: Long-Distance Transmission, Reliability, and a Clean Energy Future

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 […]

Transmission Time: National Security Benefits of Electric Transmission

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 […]