The Future of Transmission in the West

Thursday, October 12 (Washington, D.C.) — ACEG Executive Director Christina Hayes shared the following about her time at CREPC last week: Ahh – it was good to be home(-ish)! I’m a longtime Oregonian, but I moved to D.C. nearly two decades ago to figure out how energy is deployed and...

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ACEG Hosts Transmission 101 Briefing for Congressional Staffers

Tuesday, September 26 (Washington, D.C.) — Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted a Congressional briefing about transmission and the related effects of pending policy initiatives last week, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). Titled “Transmission 101,”...

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WATCH: The Future of America’s Power Grid

With the grid of the future, every town, city, and region will be connected through a network of high-efficiency transmission lines that provide Americans with more power than ever before. Not only will this future grid evolve as our communities and business grow, but it will also...

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One Year After the IRA, Important Work Remains to Improve the Grid

Wednesday, August 16 (Washington, D.C.) — ACEG Executive Director Christina Hayes shared the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act: One of the few things that made the isolation of 2020 bearable was memories of the improbable 2019 Nationals...

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What to Know About DOE’s Transmission Needs Study

The Department of Energy unveiled its draft Transmission Needs Study last month, which highlights the need for a vastly expanded electric grid to transport clean power across the country and ensure all Americans have access to reliable, cheap energy — both today and decades in the...

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FERC Must Include Reliability In Its Transmission Planning Rule

Wednesday, February 22 (Washington, D.C.) — ACEG Executive Director Christina Hayes shared the following statement on FERC’s transmission planning rulemaking: On Thursday, FERC approved reliability standards to address winterization of generation facilities in response to...

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A Macro Grid Vision to Achieve the Nation’s Climate Goals and “Charge Up” the Economy

By Beth Soholt, Executive Director of the Clean Grid Alliance (CGA)  On July 28, 2020, Beth Soholt testified before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on behalf of the Clean Grid Alliance, the American Council on Renewable Energy, and Americans for a Clean Energy Grid....

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