Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather, a report released by the American Council on Renewable Energy and authored by Grid Strategies LLC, quantifies the value added interregional transmission would have provided during five severe weather events in Texas, the Northeast and the Midwestern United States over the last decade. The analysis finds that each additional gigawatt of transmission capacity connecting the Texas power grid (ERCOT) with neighboring states in the Southeast could have saved nearly $1 billion and kept the heat on for approximately 200,000 Texas homes during Winter Storm Uri in February of 2021. This is one of several findings demonstrating that additional interregional transmission capacity can not only enhance grid resilience, but also significantly reduce the consumer cost impact of extreme weather events. The report also outlines the pro-transmission policies that would help realize these benefits, including provisions to reform planning, paying for and permitting new lines. Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather Share this TweetShare on Twitter Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn Share on FacebookShare on Facebook Related PostsThe Value of Transmission During Winter Storm ElliottFebruary 8, 2023The Benefit and Urgency of Planned Offshore Transmission: Reducing the Costs of and Barriers to Achieving U.S. Clean Energy GoalsJanuary 24, 2023Opportunities to Diversify the U.S. Renewable Energy Manufacturing Supply ChainDecember 15, 2022Enabling Low-Cost Clean Energy and Reliable Service Through Better Transmission Benefits Analysis: A Case Study of MISO’s Long Range Transmission PlanningAugust 9, 2022Advanced Conductors on Existing Transmission Corridors to Accelerate Low Cost DecarbonizationMarch 15, 2022Potential Customer Benefits of Interregional TransmissionNovember 29, 2021
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