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FERC’s Order 1920 on Transmission Planning

In May 2024, FERC issued Order 1920 on long-term transmission planning and cost allocation. The rule will require transmission operators to conduct and periodically update long-term regional transmiss...
Resource Executive Branch

NARIS Study

NREL’s 2021 North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS) models potential features of an integrated US-Canada grid capable of achieving an 80% reduction in carbon emissions through multiple path...
Resource Executive Branch

New FERC Transmission Planning Proceeding (2021)

In July 2021, FERC launched docket RM21-17-000, a rulemaking on high-voltage transmission planning, and said it is seeking comments about how it could change or enhance existing transmission regulatio...
Resource States and State Governments

Massachusetts’ Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind

In August 2022, Massachusetts enacted an “Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind,” which builds on 2019 legislation and helps clarify how the state will meet its climate targets. Key provisions of...
Resource States and State Governments

Report, Mind the Regulatory Gap: How to Enhance Local Transmission Oversight

This November 2024 report from RMI addresses the regulatory gap afflicting smaller transmission projects, which are often approved without coordinating in any regional transmission process, resulting ...
Example Public Utilities

California Order Streamlining Transmission Permitting

In January 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted a decision to make it easier and faster to approve and build electric transmission projects and related grid upgrades in California....
Resource States and State Governments

NCSL report, Electric Transmission Planning: A Primer for State Legislatures

State policymakers can play a vital role in ensuring the necessary policies are in place to enable the reliable operation of the electric grid now and in the future. While transmission projects are mo...
Resource Executive Branch

Report, Building a New Grid Without New Legislation: A Path to Revitalizing Federal Transmission Authorities

This 2020 report from the Institute for Policy Integrity holds that, in the absence of legislation, critical long-distance transmission can be developed by applying existing federal legal authorities....
Example States and State Governments

Nevada’s SB 448

In June 2021, Nevada Legislature passed SB448 to invest $100 million in transportation electrification and direct transmission providers to join a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) by 2030. On ...
Example States and State Governments

California Laws on Transmission Approvals and Reporting

In September, 2022, California enrolled two laws related to accelerating transmission approvals and reporting requirements.SB 529: California’s SB 529 requires the Public Utilities Commission to updat...
Resource States and State Governments

Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission

In July, 2024, ten Northeast states announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to improve interregional transmission planning and development. Under the MOU, states agreed ...
Resource States and State Governments

Report, Mind the Regulatory Gap: How to Enhance Regional Transmission Oversight

This November 2024 report from RMI observes that trends in transmission spending have recently favored inefficient, lower-voltage local projects, as opposed to high-voltage, regional lines. The author...
Resource Executive Branch

Report, A Path Forward for FERC

The Institute for Policy Integrity’s 2020 report, A Path Forward for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, advises that FERC should take an active role in better aligning regulatory practices with...