Transmission

“Why would developers pursue sites they may never build on? The answer lies in how this market operates.”

"Can we design rates in a way that allocates this higher cost of capital to the class that caused it — a large load tariff design with an eleven percent ROR, and a residential tariff designed with a seven percent ROR, for example?”

“For states deep into load growth, and even for states not yet overwhelmed with new demand, it is worth considering the following policies as part of a sensible framework to facilitate economic growth while protecting customers and reliability in the near term.”

These two articles focus on load growth as both a challenge and opportunity for the continued evolution of the U.S. power sector. The series presents innovative solutions to meet this new era of load growth in a way that is more resilient, affordable, and clean.

“The Texas grid is just always changing. I would say, in recent years, it’s getting meaningfully better in a lot of ways. I describe the Texas grid today using a new model that I’m calling ERCOT 4.0. 4.0 is where we are today, with a few significant characteristics. One is significant and accelerating renewable growth on the grid. Intermittent inverter-based resources are the fastest growing in the resource mix on the grid.”

“While some tweaks are necessary due to the present speed and concentration of load additions, wholesale jettisoning of tested practices likely brings many unintended consequences even – or perhaps, especially – for those customers regulators are seeking to protect.”

“This article presents a high-level overview of emerging regulatory innovations, focusing on the intersection between tariff design and integrated planning. Other articles in this series will present views on additional innovations underway as load growth reshapes the electricity landscape.”

These articles are the first two in a series with PUF focusing on load growth as both a challenge and opportunity for the continued evolution of the U.S. power sector. The series will present innovative solutions to meet this new era of load growth in a way that is more resilient, affordable, and clean.

“I led the onshore portion of the South Fork Wind Project and will provide examples from that project of how regulatory influence can drive design decisions and environmental considerations when you’re in construction.”

“We’re looking at the strength of the soil to figure out how deep the foundation needs to go. Not so shallow that it fails in a few years, but not so deep that it’s over-designed and unnecessarily expensive. It’s about finding the right balance between long-term durability and cost.”