Preliminary analysis suggests that a mesh-and-backbone network design would be best to integrate offshore wind into the New York grid.

ISO-NE proposed a pilot study for its clean energy transition to test grid performance assumptions under high renewable penetration scenarios

New Jersey regulators voted to ask PJM to conduct a competitive solicitation for upgrades to interconnect 6,400 MW of offshore wind.

SPP staff have been meeting with MISO staff as they scope the RTOs' joint transmission study of potential projects along their seam.

New England and Canadian officials discussed transmission planning for offshore wind and natural gas's role in the clean-energy transition.

MISO is sticking with its usual slate of transmission planning studies for 2021, opting not to include specially targeted analyses in MTEP 21

PJM stakeholders heard a first read of the RTO’s packages for mitigating and avoiding critical infrastructure under NERC rules.

Stakeholders saw design components of PJM’s proposal for how storage should be considered in the transmission planning process.

Advisers to Western state governors briefed stakeholders on the Western Interconnection Regional Electricity Dialogue (WIRED) initiative.

Federal officials are seeking input on a revised plan to use Western federal lands to create a network of energy infrastructure pathways.