Category: Transmission

How do big wires help enable renewable energy? No transition without transmission.

9/27/2023

By Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, AAE's Clean Energy Grid Organizer

The transmission system - the towers and wires that move electricity at high voltages over long distances, often crossing over state lines - is a critical piece of our electric grid. In many parts of the country, the transmission grid is monitored and managed by neutral experts known as regional transmission operators (RTO) or independent system operators (ISO). Most of Louisiana is a member of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which is also responsible for transmission grid planning in 15 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba.

The transmission portion of our electric grid helps us keep our communities powered, but the transmission grid is also an unsung hero for the energy transition. Transmission lines allow renewable energy to be transported to population centers that otherwise could not access that energy.

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It's Time to Plan an Electric Grid that Serves Our Needs

3/7/2023

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By Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, AAE's Clean Energy Grid Organizer

Do you ever wonder who is responsible for planning the high voltage transmission grid that provides power across a huge multi-state region including Louisiana? Well that is MISO, the Midcontinent System Operator, and regional transmission organization (RTO) for this whole region - and they will be in New Orleans this month!

MISO is responsible for planning a reliable electric grid across 15 states. We in Louisiana are well aware of how important it is to have a reliable electric grid. Hurricane Ida and more recently, Winter Storm Elliott, were rude reminders about how important reliability is. Louisiana citizens are ready for a reliable electric grid that will keep the lights on, and provide access to renewable energy.

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What's the Hold Up?! Barriers to Renewable Energy in Louisiana

12/12/2022

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Louisianans want affordable, reliable energy, and renewable energy can provide just that! But, there is a hold-up to access to renewable energy in Louisiana.

Join the Alliance for Affordable Energy as we discuss the barriers delaying renewable energy development with legislative, land-use, and transmission planning experts!

Moderated by AAE's Clean Energy Grid Organizer, Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, the webinar was held virtually via zoom on December 1, 2022 from 5:30-7pm CT.

Missed the webinar? Don't worry, watch the recording!

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Historic Transmission Projects Approved in the Midwest - What Happened to Planning for Louisiana?

7/27/2022

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By Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, AAE Clean Energy Grid Organizer

On July 25, the Midcontinent System Operator, also known as MISO, the regional transmission organization of which Louisiana is a member, approved the most extensive set of transmission projects to be approved in U.S. history.

The MISO Board of Directors' approval of Tranche 1 will result in more renewable energy projects and over 200,000 jobs. Approval of Tranche 1 is good news for everyone in the MISO footprint as it will encourage the transition to clean energy sources and increase grid reliability.

The projects approved are part of the Long Range Transmission Planning, aka LRTP.

Tranche 1 represents the first integration and includes 18 projects across the MISO Midwest subregion estimated at $10.3 billion

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Entergy New Orleans Reliability Judgment

6/14/2022

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On Monday, June 13, 2022, Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Rachael Johnson issued a ruling from the bench granting Entergy New Orleans’ petition for injunctive relief from a $1M fine that the New Orleans City Council imposed in 2019 as a result of routine reliability issues.

The Council opened docket UD-17-04 in 2017 to investigate Entergy’s decision to defer maintenance and upgrades to its distribution system. The Council, as the utility’s regulator, concluded that Entergy had acted imprudently and penalized the company accordingly. Entergy immediately filed suit for injunctive relief, claiming that the Council had not created reliability standards to which it could be held accountable.

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Electricity: La. eyes future power needs amid gas-driven industrial boom

5/23/2014

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Electricity experts in Louisiana are pretty sure about a few things.

Demand from industrial users is poised to climb. Natural gas likely will remain a key source of power generation in the state for years. The entrance of a prominent regional transmission organization brings a new level of connection.

What isn’t as clear is just how big the wave of industrial demand may be. Or how the expected closure of some coal-fueled power plants in other states will ripple through U.S. power supplies. Or exactly how new transmission and generation will fit together…

Source: EnergyWire
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How do big wires help enable renewable energy? No transition without transmission.

It's Time to Plan an Electric Grid that Serves Our Needs

What's the Hold Up?! Barriers to Renewable Energy in Louisiana

Historic Transmission Projects Approved in the Midwest - What Happened to Planning for Louisiana?

Entergy New Orleans Reliability Judgment

Electricity: La. eyes future power needs amid gas-driven industrial boom

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