At the top of mind for policymakers, hyperscalers, utilities, and consumers is how to fairly, affordably, and reliably address unprecedented large loads looking to interconnect to a U.S. grid that is under strain from accelerating load growth and aging infrastructure...
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2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card
Now in its third iteration, the 2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card provides an updated assessment of U.S. transmission planning and development across ten regions. The first edition of the Report Card was published in 2023, followed by an Interim...
Load Growth Forecast Reports
Since 2023, Grid Strategies has published an annual report examining the near-term load forecasts published by utilities and regional transmission operators in the U.S. Our 2023 report, The Era of Flat Power Demand is Over, received news coverage as the first study to...
Transmission Congestion in the U.S.
When the grid cannot deliver the lowest-cost generation to load, more expensive generation is dispatched instead, raising prices. This cost is reported as “transmission congestion” in organized wholesale markets administered by regional transmission organizations...
A review of reports on Spanish blackout causes and solutions
Michael Goggin, Grid Strategies June 24, 2025 Last week, the Spanish government and Spanish grid operator Red Electrica released lengthy reports on the blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula on April 28, 2025, along with a shorter press release summary of the...
Note on the Use of Congestion Rents to Approximate Societal Costs of Transmission Congestion
Our report Transmission Congestion Costs in the U.S. RTOs relies on congestion rents because that metric is reported by Regional Transmission Organization market monitors, and we believe it is a good approximation of societal congestion costs because the short-term...
Transmission Benefits All Users of the Power Grid
Transmission Benefits All Users of the Power Grid A large share of transmission’s benefits are unrelated to expanding use of renewable resources. For example, one of the largest benefits of transmission is that it aggregates diverse sources of electricity demand,...
Fewer New Miles: The US Transmission Grid in the 2010s
Download the PDF of this memo. Construction of new high-voltage transmission lines significantly slowed in the United States over the last dozen years, according to data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly Energy Infrastructure Updates....
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About Grid Strategies: Grid Strategies LLC is a power sector consulting firm helping clients navigate the opportunities and barriers to integrating clean energy into the electric grid to ensure affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity. Drawing on extensive...
Line Ratings and the Future of Renewable Energy – Webinar, 2/8/21 at 1 pm ET
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is preparing to act to modernize transmission line ratings, which will have a significant impact on renewable energy development. Join Grid Strategies expert Jay Caspary for an overview of line rating methodologies, their...