California ISO releases its first 20-Year Transmission Outlook
USA, California: The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has published a draft of its first 20-Year Transmission Outlook.
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USA, California: The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has published a draft of its first 20-Year Transmission Outlook.
The outlook has been published in order to help enable and accelerate the integration of new renewable electricity resources into the grid. The long-range blueprint for the interconnected high-voltage system was developed at the same time as the ISO’s customary annual 10-year transmission planning process.
“There is a critical need for more proactive, long-term transmission planning and coordination,” said Elliot Mainzer, president and CEO, ISO . “In developing the 20-year Outlook, we have worked closely with the California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and a diverse group of stakeholders to begin delineating the long-term architecture of the California grid and better align power and transmission planning, resource procurement and interconnection queuing. This type of forward-looking planning and coordination is essential to meeting the state’s energy policy goals in a reliable and cost-effective fashion and strengthening interconnections with our partners across the West.”
The draft Outlook is based on the planning assumption that nearly 120 GW will need to be added to the energy grid by 2040 to meet California’s rising demand for electricity, including utility scale solar, energy storage, geothermal, offshore wind plants and clean-energy resources from out-of-state. The 20-year Transmission Outlook will help expedite key decisions about optimal power and transmission development options and guide the interconnection of new resources to the grid.
Source: T&D World
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