Washington, D.C. — Expanding the transmission grid quickly to meet growing demand requires not just technical expertise, but also strategic community engagement. Without broad community support, a transmission project can face long and expensive delays, sometimes to the point where a project is no longer feasible.

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, in partnership with DNV developed principles through conversations with transmission developers as well as agricultural, nature and environment, environmental justice, Indigenous, and labor advocates. These principles aim to enable the timely expansion and upgrading of the U.S. electric grid through building trust and collaborating with a wide range of community groups.

These recommendations will be issued in a report in early 2025 titled The PACE of Trust: A framework by community voices for advancing transmission.