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Unlocking America’s Energy Potential

The electrified economy of the future is already here, but it doesn’t work without transmission.

We need a cohesive vision for transmission planning and development, as well as rules and policies that prioritize transmission infrastructure now.

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The Issue

Keeping Pace with the Changing Energy Landscape

Millions of electric vehicles. Giant data centers. Extreme weather. Historic levels of investment and demand for renewable generation. The U.S. power grid is facing many demands and threats all at once, and our transmission infrastructure needs to evolve quickly.

Unfortunately, the lack of a cohesive transmission policy vision has slowed the rate of investment and new construction, leaving gaps in our nation’s energy resilience and reliability, and calling into question whether we can achieve our long-term energy goals.

We need smart transmission policy that helps us:

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The State of Transmission Today

Recent investments boosted our power grid’s reliability, but even more is needed to prepare for a fully electrified future.

Explore the foundational principles and realities driving today’s energy policy and see where change is urgently needed to keep the electricity flowing.

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Planning the Power Grid

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Permitting & Siting

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Pricing (Cost Allocation)

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Key Energy Terms

GRID INSIGHTS

The Latest on Modernizing the Grid

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Why We Must Invest in the Power Grid Now

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Building for the Future – The Benefits of ROFR Laws

Modernizing and improving the grid will only happen if the private and public sectors work together to develop needed transmission. When it comes to making the major grid improvements we…