In these comments, ACORE commends NERC for the analysis while recognizing that the recommended 35 gigawatts of prudent additions to interregional transfer capability is an understatement of the need for interregional transmission.
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Assessment and Evaluation of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs)
With demand for new electricity generation rapidly rising — amid long timelines for planning and building new transmission lines — utilities, regional grid operators, state regulators, and many other stakeholders are increasingly seeking options for expanding transmission capacity on the existing grid. Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETS) are hardware and/or software that dynamically increase the capacity and reliability of existing power…
Opportunities for Transmission in TVA’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) faces a critical moment in planning for its future energy needs. These comments provide actionable recommendations that the TVA can implement to incorporate transmission considerations in its IRP and adopt proactive, multi-value transmission planning principles.
ACORE Comments on MISO-SPP Waiver Request for CSP Study Requirements
- Grid Infrastructure
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submitted comments supporting MISO and SPP’s request for a limited prospective waiver that would allow them to evaluate a wider array of transmission benefits as part of their Coordinated System Plan study.
Recommendations for Reducing Costs and Improving Reliability for Tennessee Valley Authority Customers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is conducting its legally mandated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process, an undertaking that currently does not require inclusion of the transmission expansion options necessary to ensure procurement of the lowest-cost power options. Notably, the TVA service territory experienced rolling blackouts for the first time in its more than 90-year history…
Joint Letter to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council on HVDC Bipole Contingencies
ACORE, the American Clean Power Association, and RENEW Northeast wrote to request that the Northeast Power Coordinating Council reassess its current treatment of bipole high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems as a single contingency and align with the both the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s criteria and European practice to instead treat the loss of both poles as two separate contingencies when considering new, modern HVDC systems.
The Latest Statistics & Trends on U.S. Clean Energy
This resource provides key information and research on U.S. clean energy, including data on affordability, jobs, investment, capacity, and sustainability.
ACORE Comments on Large Loads Co-Located at Generation
ACORE is filing these comments to ensure that the forest of important policies to meet the accelerating load growth is not lost in the trees of the details of colocation agreements.
Joint Comments on Potential New England Longer-Term Transmission Planning RFP
- Grid Infrastructure
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
We fully support NESCOE’s goal of defining the scope of this RFP in a way “that allows for a high likelihood of a successful solicitation.
ACORE Power Perspectives with Ray Long
In this episode, we welcome ACORE President and CEO Ray Long into the hot seat. It’s time to get to know the people shaping America’s energy landscape.
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What will our next 20 years look like? Here’s the truth: they’ll be better with ACORE at the forefront of energy policy.
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