Our Work

Developing a robust and effective grid requires encouraging investment, developing advanced and coordinated planning, removing barriers to a more streamlined siting process, and sharing costs equitably across all beneficiaries of new or upgraded transmission lines.

WIRES encourages federal, regional, and state policymakers and regulators to provide adequate rates of return, incentives, and other tools that send the right signals to get needed transmission built.

We accomplish this by conducting and disseminating critical industry research, providing educational briefings with policy makers, and submitting comments and testimony on relevant legislative bills, regulatory proposals, and policy ideas before Congress, FERC, EPA, DOE, the White House, and relevant state and provincial agencies.

Trump signed an executive order declaring an energy emergency on the first day of his term. Gasteiger said that put a spotlight on the need for energy infrastructure.
Gasteiger said a rise in power demand, in part due to data centers, as well as increased extreme weather and the country’s aging power infrastructure are all putting a strain on the grid.
”We have a lot of needs associated with the grid that aren't going to go away anytime soon,” he said.