As a candidate, Governor Maura Healey pledged to achieve 100% clean electricity in Massachusetts by 2030. Such an ambitious target will require not only lots of clean energy generation to be built quickly and a doubling down of energy efficiency measures but will also require that the state support the building of a stronger, more dynamic electric grid. Creating the modern electric grid that Massachusetts needs to achieve its energy goals will require transformative investments on two fronts: the state needs to build new lines to move clean power like offshore wind throughout the Commonwealth, and it also needs to upgrade existing power lines with modern technologies. Nowhere is the more critical than at the transmission level. Advanced Energy United is working with decision-makers in New England to address these challenges with policy solutions.
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Currently, over two million megawatts of generator and storage projects are actively seeking to connect to the U.S. transmission grid. The process to connect these proposed projects to the grid so they can start generating electricity—called “generator interconnection”—is outdated, slow, unpredictable, and sorely in need of reform. The 2024 Advanced Energy United Generator Interconnection Scorecard is the first-ever attempt to evaluate each of the seven regional transmission system operators on their generator interconnection processes.
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Breakthrough Energy explores the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) pending rulemaking, addressing issues of planning, cost allocation, and the integration of advanced technologies. Learn why these changes are vital for enhancing grid reliability, accommodating renewable energy growth, and lowering energy costs.
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RTO Insider reports on the newly launched Transmission Possible campaign, launched by Advanced Energy United and a coalition of partners. The article quotes United’s Verna Mandez, who shares that the campaign seeks to address America’s growing energy needs by supporting efforts to build new transmission lines and improve existing infrastructure.
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Today a coalition of business leaders, clean energy advocates, and environmental organizations launched “Transmission Possible,” a new campaign to build support at the local, state, and federal levels for upgrading America’s energy transmission infrastructure.
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