The Macro Grid Initiative seeks to expand & upgrade the nation’s transmission network to deliver job growth, a cleaner environment & lower costs for consumers.
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In the USEA Power Sector Podcast, sponsored by @CleanEnergyGrid, Elise Caplan, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs with @ACORE, joins us to discuss the macrogrid initiative.
#EnergyPolicy #GridModernization #Macrogrid
Recent @BerkeleyLab study from 2014 to 2023 found interregional transmission achieved average cost savings of at least $1,226 million per year; at least $238 million per year could be saved by increasing utilization and reducing uneconomic flows.
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NEW @EnergySystemsIG report, "Modernizing Transmission Planning: Integrating Silos to Deliver Multi-Driver, Multi-Value Outcomes," provides recommendations to improve transmission planning through an “integrate, broaden, deepen” approach.
Read more: esig.energy/integrating-tran…
NEWS from Texas: ERCOT approves new 765kv transmission line⚡️
“Officials repeatedly described the new 765 kV network as a kind of ‘super highway’ for electricity,” the article notes.
Read more: hoodline.com/2025/12/ercot-b…
Check out this video from this year’s @ACORE Grid Forum! 💡
Between advancements in electrification, manufacturing, and AI, electricity demand is rapidly growing, and the aging grid needs upgrades to reliably meet that demand and power America into a new era.
“Maryland should focus on making proactive investments in transmission infrastructure, so you can have efficiencies of scale and forward planning so communities don’t react negatively,” - @MAREC_Action Executive Director Evan Vaughan
📰 @baltimoresun:
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“Continued investment depends upon the availability of reliable, affordable electricity that will help ensure Indiana remains an attractive place for entrepreneurial leaders” - @ICAEnergy's Hunter Jones on why grid upgrades would benefit Indiana's economy
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📸: @ACORE's @krorourke at the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Forum
Kevin spoke on a panel about why transmission policy matters to communities that live around and support U.S. military bases, focusing his remarks on state commission engagement.
The @ACORE Grid Forum returns to D.C. next week! ⚡️
Join key stakeholders for discussions on grid innovations, permitting and interconnection reforms, what’s next for regional and interregional transmission planning, and more.
Register 👉 acore.swoogo.com/GridForum
Get ready for the #ACOREGridForum on October 23 in Washington, D.C.
✅Network with executives and innovators leading major #transmission projects.
✅Gain insights from leaders advancing permitting, interconnection, and regional planning.
Register now! acore.org/GridForum?utm_camp…
Jeff Dennis of the Electricity Customer Alliance explains the affordability and reliability benefits of high-performance conductors (HPCs), particularly in data center hot spots like northern Virginia 👇
Read his op-ed in Utility Dive: utilitydive.com/news/energy-…
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Wisconsin needs a stronger power grid.
Ryan Huebsch, @wiscef ED, explains why new transmission lines are vital to lower costs, improve reliability & power Wisconsin’s economic future in this recent op-ed.
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#EnergySecurity #Transmission #CleanIsRight
💡 New op-ed from @wiscef Executive Director Ryan Huebsch on the benefits of new transmission lines and why plans to build more in the Midwest should go forward ⬇️
📰 in the Wisconsin State Journal: madison.com/opinion/column/a…
#MISO #transmission #gridupgrades @ConsEnergyNet
Check it out: Jeff Tench of @VantageDC testifying to Congress on interregional transmission and how these lines help the U.S. stay technologically competitive ⬇️
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We're #hiring a Grid Campaigns Director to lead ACORE's engagement on #grid policy and maximize the impact of the @TheMacroGrid program.
Think you're a good fit? Apply now! acore.org/about/careers/?utm…
Former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner @brentgbailey speaks out against a group of state commissions trying to block transmission upgrades that would deliver up to $72 billion in net benefits 👇
Read more: magnoliatribune.com/2025/09/…
Big support for the Midwestern grid operator's recently approved regional transmission portfolio & opposition to a 5-state complaint seeking @FERC intervention 👀
"the consequences of the unprecedented reversal of Tranche 2.1...will be profound." -MISO ⤵️
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"...businesses must have certainty that when all the permits required for a project have been obtained, the project can be completed...revoking wind permits today opens the door to uncertainty for all types of energy projects," @martyjdurbin, @USChamber ⤵️
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"It only makes sense that with increased load growth will require increased transmission."
Great to hear both FERC nominees discuss the importance of interregional transmission and grid-enhancing technologies to ensuring affordable, reliable power.
David LaCerte & Laura Swett⤵️
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Today, we went to the Hill to discuss a politically viable fix for our strained and aging electric grid: a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) macrogrid. ⚡️
ICYMI: Sept. 17 @RockyMtnInst & Quanta Technology webinar
Elise Caplan of @ACORE will moderate the discussion on how stakeholders can deploy advanced transmission technologies to boost capacity, improve flexibility, and speed new energy integration.
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