The Net Benefits of Increased Wind Power in PJM (May 2013)

Eastern Interconnection Grid Planning Completes Transmission Analyses and Initiates Study of Gas-Electric Interface, EIPC (April 2013)
See also: EIPC’s Phase II Links

FERC Energy Infrastructure Update for March (April 2013)

FERC’s Revised Strategic Plan, 2009-2014 (April 2013)

American Society of Civil Engineers Gives Energy D+ in 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure [Read the Report] [A Look Specifically at Energy and the Grid] [Watch the Video on Grid Issues]

Bipartisan Policy Center: Capitalizing on the Evolving Power Sector: Policies for a Modern and Reliable U.S. Electric Grid (February 2013)
   [Read the full report]
   [Other opinions: NARUC Reacts]

Materials from Jan. 9 Rocky Mountain Clean Energy Transmission Summit, Co-Hosted by WIRES (January 2013)

Draft Recommendations of Western Area Power Administration/DOE Joint Outreach Team (January 2013)

NERC’s 2012 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (November 2012)

Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System (November 2012)

See more in Industry Reports

FERC Accepts ISO-NE, NTTG Order No. 1000 Compliance Filings, Requires Revisions, FERC (May 16, 2013)
[Commissioner Moeller’s Comments] [Commissioner Clark’s Comments]

TransmissionHub: 2Q13 Out of the Gate With a Blur of Activity, TransmissionHub (May 13, 2013)

D.C. Court of Appeals’ Ruling Reinforces FERC’s Use of Median in Setting Base ROE [Read the Decision] (May 13, 2013)

NYPA CEO: New York's Power System Faces Significant Issues, TransmissionHub (May 10, 2013)

Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity, EnergyBiz.com (May 7, 2013)

Unreliable Grid Puts Americans’ Power Supply at Risk [audio], Minnesota Public Radio

ITC: Pace of Transmission Planning Impeded by ROFR Requirement in Order 1000, TransmissionHub (April 24, 2013)

New York Regulators Approve Champlain-Hudson Power Express Project, TransmissionHub (April 18, 2013)

FERC Actions Related to Order No. 1000

Acceptance of CAISO, NYISO Compliance Plans; Requirement of Further Filings

Decision in Lockhart's Compliance Filing

Decision in Alcoa's Compliance Filing

Decision in NorthWestern's Compliance Filing Decision in SCE&G's Compliance Filing

AWEA: 2012 Was 'Best Year Ever' For Wind in U.S., Transmission Still a Barrier, TransmissionHub (April 12, 2013)
[Learn More]

U.S. Senate Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing on Nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz to be Secretary of Energy [video]

Endorsed by Big Names, Moniz Faces Blizzard of Issues, TransmissionHub (April 9, 2013)

The US Electric Grid Must Score Better Than a D+, Joseph L. Welch, RenewGrid (April 5, 2013)

FERC issues Agenda for the April 25 Technical Conference on Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electric Markets

See more news in the WIRES Newsroom

WIRES News Release (May 9, 2013) New Study Shows Wind Energy and Transmission Upgrade Are A Good Deal for PJM

WIRES Co-Sponsors TransForum West, July 16-17

WIRES’ Jim Hoecker Responds to Wall Street Journal Editorial, February 2013

WIRES News Release (February 4, 2013) WIRES Welcomes Murkowski’s Holistic Approach on Energy, Sees FERC Order 1000 as Helping Achieve Shared Goals

WIRES News Release (January 15, 2013) Study Highlights Lost Opportunities for Companies To Invest in Transmission and Other Infrastructure [Read the Report]

WIRES Co-Hosts Jan. 9 Rocky Mountain Clean Energy Transmission Summit

Jim Hoecker of WIRES to be Keynote Speaker at 12th Annual Beaver Creek Energy Conference - Feb. 5th, 6th

WIRES News Release (December 10, 2012) Oncor’s Clevenger Leads 2013 Slate of WIRES Officers

WIRES News Release (November 7, 2012) WIRES Urges President Obama To Tackle Transmission Issues in Second Term

WIRES Special Event
WIRES Co-Sponsors Midwest Govs. Assn. Look at Cross Regional Cooperation, October 9th, 2012 [Full array of materials from the session]

WIRES Special Event
Review Two WIRES/TransmissionHub Events on “Reshaping the Western Grid: Compliance With FERC Order No. 1000 in the West” (July/August 2012):
Session 1 [slides], Session 2

Jim Hoecker of WIRES Discusses India Blackout: Jim Hoecker on CNBC: India’s Blackout and U.S. Grid Challenges (July 31, 2012), Aging power grid on overload as U.S. demands more electricity, The Washington Post (August 2, 2012)

WIRES News Release (July 23, 2012) WIRES Sharpens Its Focus

WIRES/Transmission Hub To Cosponsor "Reshaping the Western Grid: Compliance with FERC Order No. 1000 in the West"

WIRES’ Jim Hoecker Comments on Impediments to Transmission, Transmission Hub (May 30, 2012)

WIRES News Release (May 30, 2012) WIRES: Phase 1 of EIPC Provides Valuable Insights But Has Important Limitations [Read the Analysis]

Jim Hoecker of WIRES at Forum, “Can Renewable energy Make American Electricity More Affordable?” (May 24, 2012)