Event
April 8, 2026
Challenges and Pathways: Principal Michael Hagerty to Moderate Panel on Renewable Integration in the Southern US
Transmission Infrastructure South
Host: Global Transmission ReportDate: Wednesday, April 8Time: 4:50 am - 5:50 amTime: 7:50 pm - 8:50 pmTime: 8:50 pm - 9:50 pmTime: 1:50 pm - 2:50 pmTime: 1:50 pm - 2:50 pmTime: 2:50 pm - 3:50 pmTime: 6:50 pm - 7:50 pmTime: 11:50 am - 12:50 pmTime: 12:50 pm - 1:50 pm Location: Austin, TXPrincipal Michael Hagerty will moderate the panel “Renewable Integration in the Southern US: Challenges and Pathways.” The session will examine transmission constraints affecting the integration of solar, wind, and storage, including congestion in high-growth regions such as the Panhandle, Gulf Coast, and inland wind corridors, as well as interconnection processes across ERCOT, SPP, and Southeastern utilities. Panelists will also address land use and siting challenges, permitting and regulatory coordination, and the role of interstate collaboration in improving system reliability and enabling renewable development.
