ACP Urges Reforms to Transmission Planning
On August 17 2022, ACP filed rulemaking comments at FERC urging reforms to regional transmission planning and cost allocation to support clean energy deployment. The comments support a range of improvements to current policies, including: proactive planning that incorporates a range of future needs; a broad evaluation of the benefits of transmission, and corresponding cost allocation to beneficiaries; identifying necessary transmission upgrades through the planning process rather than through interconnection requests; and evaluation of grid-enhancing technologies (including energy storage) as cost-effective options for optimizing the transmission system.