UtilityDive: Most US regions get D+ or below for transmission planning, development: benchmark report
In its planning process, MISO looks at a range of benefits transmission can bring, which helps ensure the most cost-effective projects are built, according to Karen Onaran, president and CEO of Electricity Consumers Resource Council, a group representing industrial and large commercial companies.
“If we’re only solving for one contingency or one issue we’re going to end up overpaying, because it really is just a patchwork of incremental builds,” she said.
Manufacturers and other companies looking to build facilities in the U.S. can use the ACEG report to assess transmission-related risks, according to Onaran.
“Where is comprehensive transmission planning happening? Where are the regions that there is less risk of transmission being built that is maybe not multi-value and maybe is just a band aid,” Onaran said.