Macro Grid Initiative
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The Macro Grid Initiative seeks to expand & upgrade the nation’s transmission network to deliver job growth, a cleaner environment & lower costs for consumers.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2012
Check out this video from this year’s @ACORE Grid Forum! 💡 Between advancements in electrification, manufacturing, and AI, electricity demand is rapidly growing, and the aging grid needs upgrades to reliably meet that demand and power America into a new era.
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“Maryland should focus on making proactive investments in transmission infrastructure, so you can have efficiencies of scale and forward planning so communities don’t react negatively,” - @MAREC_Action Executive Director Evan Vaughan 📰 @baltimoresun: https://t.co/btjMnCv1j1
baltimoresun.com
Baltimore-based energy company Constellation is laying the groundwork for what could be billions of dollars of new generation and storage projects in Maryland capable of powering several million ho…
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“Continued investment depends upon the availability of reliable, affordable electricity that will help ensure Indiana remains an attractive place for entrepreneurial leaders” - @ICAEnergy's Hunter Jones on why grid upgrades would benefit Indiana's economy https://t.co/RcLnAo1fUh
indianacapitalchronicle.com
We will need reliable, affordable electricity to come to fruition, and the infrastructure to carry it to power the future.
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📸: @ACORE's @krorourke at the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Forum Kevin spoke on a panel about why transmission policy matters to communities that live around and support U.S. military bases, focusing his remarks on state commission engagement.
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The @ACORE Grid Forum returns to D.C. next week! ⚡️ Join key stakeholders for discussions on grid innovations, permitting and interconnection reforms, what’s next for regional and interregional transmission planning, and more. Register 👉
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Get ready for the #ACOREGridForum on October 23 in Washington, D.C. ✅Network with executives and innovators leading major #transmission projects. ✅Gain insights from leaders advancing permitting, interconnection, and regional planning. Register now! https://t.co/o0TrJoixuO
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Jeff Dennis of the Electricity Customer Alliance explains the affordability and reliability benefits of high-performance conductors (HPCs), particularly in data center hot spots like northern Virginia 👇 Read his op-ed in Utility Dive:
utilitydive.com
Regulators should ensure electric utilities pursue transmission innovations rather than simply reinvesting in older technologies, writes Jeff Dennis, executive director of the Electricity Customers...
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Wisconsin needs a stronger power grid. Ryan Huebsch, @wiscef ED, explains why new transmission lines are vital to lower costs, improve reliability & power Wisconsin’s economic future in this recent op-ed. https://t.co/goqBRpBJHq
#EnergySecurity #Transmission #CleanIsRight
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💡 New op-ed from @wiscef Executive Director Ryan Huebsch on the benefits of new transmission lines and why plans to build more in the Midwest should go forward ⬇️ 📰 in the Wisconsin State Journal: https://t.co/JytKvjGODd
#MISO #transmission #gridupgrades @ConsEnergyNet
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Check it out: Jeff Tench of @VantageDC testifying to Congress on interregional transmission and how these lines help the U.S. stay technologically competitive ⬇️
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We're #hiring a Grid Campaigns Director to lead ACORE's engagement on #grid policy and maximize the impact of the @TheMacroGrid program. Think you're a good fit? Apply now! https://t.co/TdxzYMsx2p
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Former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner @brentgbailey speaks out against a group of state commissions trying to block transmission upgrades that would deliver up to $72 billion in net benefits 👇 Read more:
magnoliatribune.com
Former PSC Commissioner Brent Bailey writes that every delay in grid upgrades means higher costs, more outages, and lost opportunity.
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Big support for the Midwestern grid operator's recently approved regional transmission portfolio & opposition to a 5-state complaint seeking @FERC intervention 👀 "the consequences of the unprecedented reversal of Tranche 2.1...will be profound." -MISO ⤵️ https://t.co/c6kO1tm7kX
utilitydive.com
Granting the complaint from five utility commissions could delay adding power supplies in the Midcontinent region and hurt reliability, according to comments filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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"...businesses must have certainty that when all the permits required for a project have been obtained, the project can be completed...revoking wind permits today opens the door to uncertainty for all types of energy projects," @martyjdurbin, @USChamber ⤵️ https://t.co/N4DBmkPlo3
uschamber.com
The U.S. Chamber urges the need for permitting reform as well as the importance of providing certainty for energy projects already permitted.
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"It only makes sense that with increased load growth will require increased transmission." Great to hear both FERC nominees discuss the importance of interregional transmission and grid-enhancing technologies to ensuring affordable, reliable power. David LaCerte & Laura Swett⤵️
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Today, we went to the Hill to discuss a politically viable fix for our strained and aging electric grid: a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) macrogrid. ⚡️
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ICYMI: Sept. 17 @RockyMtnInst & Quanta Technology webinar Elise Caplan of @ACORE will moderate the discussion on how stakeholders can deploy advanced transmission technologies to boost capacity, improve flexibility, and speed new energy integration. https://t.co/NONWgILoQB
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This webinar features an expert panel that discusses Quanta's Advanced Transmission Technologies Planning Guide.
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"Transmission isn't local. Neither are its benefits. Let's not let short-sighted politics get in the way of smart regional planning." Former AR PSC Chair Ted Thomas' response to a 5-state complaint about MISO's regional portfolio, Tranche 2.1 Read more⤵️ https://t.co/0eijlIpega
rtoinsider.com
A new attack on regional transmission planning threatens to unravel a decade of progress toward a better electric grid.
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"Without an expansion of the transmission network, growth in electricity demand from new manufacturing plants and other large users of electricity could strain the grid and increase the risk of power outages," writes ELCON President and CEO @KarenOnaran
https://t.co/U1Lzz2bboW
realclearenergy.org
The Trump administration is working to unleash American energy to restore the nation’s economic prosperity. But the economic sectors driving this prosperity will require a stronger, expanded pow
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What's key to successful multistate Tx planning? Identifying cost savings "It is a very different conversation if we go in and say, 'We have $1B of benefits that we want to allocate between three states,' vs 'We have $500M of costs we need to allocate.'" https://t.co/BRGwWbfiNp
utilitydive.com
Projects like CapX2020 have found success because there was “something in it for each one of the utilities ... they all saw somewhat of a common vision,” said Beth Soholt, executive director of the...
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Over 18 months @NERC_Official studied the nation's interregional transmission capacity, finding a need for at least an additional 35 GW. "The U.S. is falling far behind competitors; China is doing 80 times what we're doing here on high-voltage." - @RobGramlichDC Full remarks ⤵️
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