#transmission

A Concentric Energy Advisors report says data-center-scale demand can support grid upgrades, but warns that failing to assign costs properly could shift $120 billion to $169 billion onto other customers.

CAISO has approved a plan recommending 38 transmission projects over the next decade, with more than half driven by expected demand growth rather than only renewable integration.

FERC Order 1920 pushes transmission operators toward longer time horizons, multiple scenarios, and planning decisions that can withstand scrutiny from regulators and stakeholders.

A complaint at FERC alleges Eversource classified a major New Hampshire transmission upgrade as asset management work to avoid tougher scrutiny, adding to broader affordability and oversight concerns in New England.

Pennsylvania’s House has unanimously passed a bill that would require utilities to study advanced transmission technologies and could allow regulators to require their inclusion in approved projects.

A newly promoted white paper argues that aging infrastructure, data-center demand, renewable integration, and extreme weather are pushing the U.S. grid toward a need for stronger interregional transmission.

Governors and utility regulators in New England are urging FERC to reject a request from Eversource and Avangrid to delay roughly $1.5 billion in transmission-related refunds, extending a fight over return on equity that

Federal regulators have approved market-rule changes for the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 1,250-megawatt transmission line set to begin moving Hydro-Québec power into New York City in May.

A new complaint at FERC is challenging competitive bidding for regional transmission projects in MISO and SPP, setting up a consequential fight over cost, timing, and who gets to build the next wave of high-voltage lines

Eversource and Avangrid are asking federal regulators to stay a decision that would require roughly $1.5 billion in refunds tied to New England transmission charges dating back to 2011.

Power flow control devices and advanced grid technologies are unlocking significant transmission capacity on existing infrastructure, reducing the need for costly new power line construction.