Federal Transmission Pricing Volume 1: The Evolution of Current Policies and Practices, prepared by Grid Strategies and co-published with the Electricity Customer Alliance, is a primer on how federal transmission pricing got to where it is today and why current FERC policies look the way they do as policymakers debate fair cost allocation in an era of large load growth.
Summary Washington, D.C. —The U.S. electric transmission system is beginning to make progress, but planning and development efforts remain uneven and, in many regions, too slow to keep pace with […]
The 2025 Transmission Planning & Development Report Card evaluates how well U.S. regions are planning and delivering electric transmission as electricity demand accelerates, finding uneven progress and persistent weaknesses in long-term and interregional planning.
Summary Washington, D.C. — Interstate natural gas pipelines and high-capacity electric transmission lines serve the same purpose: transporting energy from producers to consumers across significant distances. Yet, the relative ease […]
Today, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) and Grid Strategies released the report “Large-Scale Transmission Deployment Saves Consumers Money.”
Summary Washington, D.C. — When we build new power lines, the rule is simple: only build when the benefits outweigh the costs and only the people who benefit pay. It’s […]
Today, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) and Grid Strategies released the report “Large-Scale Transmission Deployment Saves Consumers Money.”
Summary Washington, D.C. — The electric grid is the backbone of the U.S. economy and essential to daily life, and customers – from households to small businesses – are increasingly […]
Today, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) and Grid Strategies released the report “Large-Scale Transmission Deployment Saves Consumers Money.”
Summary Washington, D.C. — In recent years, wildfires in the United States have become more frequent and severe, with an annual average of 70,000 fires burning 7 million acres since […]