FERC Order 1000
Imposed on all public utility electric transmission providers the need to develop regional transmission plans.
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DOE’s Grid Modernization Initiative’s 2015 Quadrennial Technology Review
Provides a survey of the state of the nation’s interconnected grids, the challenges to achieving higher renewable penetration, and promising technologies.
Energy Policy Act §216(i)
Congress granted consent for three or more contiguous States to enter into an interstate compact, subject to approval by Congress, which would establish a regional transmission siting agencies.
Great Plains Institute report, Opportunities to enable interstate coordination & cooperation in support of transmission infrastructure build-out in the Midwest
Surveys key actions and policy mechanisms for supporting interstate coordination and cooperation to achieve transmission infrastructure, and includes model language for a state law.
Proposed American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Would have endorsed a regional transmission planning model and the expansion of federal backstop authority over transmission.
Proposed American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009
Would have replaced state transmission siting altogether with regional siting entities operating in conjunction with the Department of the Interior.
Proposed Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act of 2009
Would have allowed DOE to designate “national renewable energy zones,” based on locations that are capable of generating more than 1000 megawatts of renewable energy.
Bipartisan Policy Center report, Policies for a Modern and Reliable U.S. Electric Grid
Proposes a new federal backstop siting authority for transmission, allowing FERC to approve multistate transmission projects.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Provides a useful model for how Congress or states might overcome local governments obstructing the permitting of transmission.
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Provides a useful model for how Congress or states might overcome local governments obstructing the authorization of transmission.