Meeting carbon reduction goals will require a “staggering” buildout of energy infrastructure, including electric transmission, according to a report released in August by the Niskanen Center and the Clean Air Task Force.
FERC, which sets requirements for transmission planning, cost allocation and grid interconnections, has a key role in facilitating transmission development, according to Glick.
In a step toward possible changes to those rules, the agency is sorting through comments it received in response to an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on transmission reform issued in July.
FERC’s goal in the rulemaking process is to facilitate a “better environment” for transmission development, according to Glick.