Webinar: Interregional Transmission and Resilience

Featured Speakers: Derek Stenclik, Founding Partner, Telos Energy; Chair Andrew French, Commissioner at Kansas Corporation Commission; Laura Rauch, Executive Director of Transmission Planning, MISO; Vandan Divatia, Vice President Transmission Policy, Interconnections & Compliance, Eversource Energy

Moderator: Matt Schuerger, Senior Fellow, ESIG

Webinar Abstract: There is a growing need to ensure that electricity systems remain robust and adaptable in the face of future load growth, a changing resource mix, and a changing climate. Interregional transmission improves grid resilience by allowing regions to access diverse resources in neighboring regions unaffected by the same weather and load conditions. However, despite the potential benefits, current planning processes often overlook the resilience value of interregional transmission, focusing on local reliability solutions within only a small geographical region.

This webinar will share the findings of a new ESIG report that assesses interregional transmission capability nationwide and gives planners a framework for (1) assessing transmission’s adequacy and resilience benefits at a national scale and (2) prioritizing transmission investments that offer the greatest benefits for system resilience. We will hear from experts and leaders from different sectors of the electricity industry on the benefits and challenges of interregional transmission for grid resilience.