BILLIONS IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INVESTMENT NEEDED BY 2050New WIRES Report Shows Need for $230-$690 Billion to Support a More Electrified Economy WASHINGTON, March 7, 2019 -- A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of...
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WIRES Names New Leadership Team for 2019
WASHINGTON, DC — WIRES, a non-profit industry group that promotes investment in the North American transmission system to benefit electricity customers, communities, and the nation’s economy; begins 2019 with a new President and new members of the Board. Brian...
Robust Electric Transmission is Key to Grid Resilience
WIRES is submitting comments today in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceeding on Grid Resilience, asserting that a robust transmission grid offers resource diversity and operational flexibility that is critically important to prevent,...
“FERC has ‘a fairly robust’ program for auditing utilities with formula rates. ‘The audits, I know from personal experience, are extensive,’ said Gasteiger, who served at FERC for almost two decades, including almost six years as a top official in the Office of Enforcement. ‘And they are effective, because they do a very thorough examination of how adherence to the rate protocols and the formulas is all working.
Hopefully the @FERC @NERC_Official inquiry will examine and acknowledge the value of beneficial investments TOs have been making in local transmission to harden the grid against extreme weather events. More is needed, and regulators should encourage this investment. @wiresgroup https://t.co/oXCZzAndRC
— Larry Gasteiger (@GasteigerLarry) December 29, 2022