A new Brattle report prepared for the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Pathways to Coordination: Proactive, State-Led Transmission Development to Reduce Costs and Achieve Goals in PJM, explores the importance of state leadership in proactive transmission planning and opportunities for multi-state collaboration.

In the report, the authors discuss the benefits of proactive planning, the pathways and legal authority for state-led transmission planning, and how to avoid the long timelines associated with the current reform efforts in the PJM region. They outline seven pathways that states can pursue to identify more cost-effective and coordinated transmission solutions.

Of the seven scenarios identified, a multi-state, multi-driver approach to proactive planning would produce the broadest benefits. However, according to the report, states will ultimately need to evaluate each option in their ongoing efforts to achieve their public policy goals. The authors also evaluate potential options to extend planning collaboration beyond regional borders to further maximize its benefits, such as through the ongoing progress of the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission.

Brattle Manager Joe DeLosa III presented the report’s full findings at the October 2024 ACORE Grid Forum in Arlington, Virginia.

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