FERC Official Pushing to Strengthen Power Grid Planning Rule

Nov. 2, 2023, 5:38 PM UTC

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should require power grid planners to consider some benefits of building transmission lines as they work to finalize a closely watched power grid rule, Commissioner Allison Clements (D) said Thursday.

The commission’s proposed rule on regional transmission planning suggested a set of benefits that regions and utilities may consider in long-term planning. The proposed rule listed 12 potential benefits, including avoided or deferred projects, increased competition, mitigation of extreme weather, and reduced congestion on the power grid.

“I see a lot of support in the record for requiring consideration of some subset of benefits,” Clements ...

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