National Transmission Needs Study

National Transmission Needs Study | Department of Energy

The National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study) is an assessment of existing data and current and near-term future transmission needs through 2040.

National Transmission Needs Study - Department of Energy

A robust transmission system is critical to the Nation's economic, energy, and national security. The electric grid continues to face challenges that are ...

National Transmission Analysis Maps Next Chapter of US Grid ...

The NTP Study found the contiguous U.S. transmission system will need to at least double in size by 2050 to maintain reliability at the lowest ...

DOE Grid Deployment Office publishes National Transmission ...

The Needs Study is an assessment of publicly available information and more than 120 recently published reports that consider historic and anticipated future ...

DOE transmission planning study identifies 'high opportunity ...

The Department of Energy says its national transmission study provides a framework for utilities and grid planners to consider bolstering ...

DOE Study Finds US Must Double Regional Transmission Capacity ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study), which concludes that there is a ...

National Transmission Planning Study | Grid Modernization - NREL

The study aimed to better understand the scope of interregional transmission needs as the power sector continues to evolve and transition to cleaner resources.

DOE National Electric Transmission Needs Study -- public review ...

Key findings of the draft Needs Study include the following: -- There is a pressing need for additional electric transmission infrastructure.

Notice of Availability of National Transmission Needs Study

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of availability of the final "National Transmission Needs Study" (Needs Study) pursuant to ...

Department of Energy Releases Triennial National Transmission ...

On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released the National Transmission Needs Study, a triennial report that assesses ...

DOE study highlights America's transmission needs, but how do we ...

DOE's study confirms that regardless of which load growth or clean energy range we ultimately reach, we need to build orders of magnitude more transmission in ...

National Transmission Grid Study

Despite the success of the wholesale electricity markets and the ability of new participants to address the nation's needs for new generation capacity, there is ...

Need for Speed: Connecting the Nation with Transmission - ACORE

The Needs Study is an assessment of more than 120 reports on current and anticipated future needs of the electricity grid.

DOE finalizes long-awaited National Transmission Planning study

The NTP study specifically indicates that, under current policies, the transmission system will need to at least double in size by 2050 to ...

DOE Issues National Transmission Needs Study, New Funding

The DOE National Transmission Needs Study estimates that by 2035, the U.S. must more than double the existing regional transmission capacity and ...

DOE Releases Guidance to Identify High-Priority Areas for ...

Findings from the National Transmission Needs Study, DOE's triennial state-of-the-grid report. · Critical public input gained through early and ...

Will DOE's Transmission Needs Study Spur New Lines? - RTO Insider

A key difference between the draft National Transmission Needs Study the Department of Energy released in February and the final version issued ...

54500 GW-miles of within-region transmission needed for a clean ...

The US Department of Energy's National Transmission Needs Study has found that the US will need to add 54.5 TW-miles of within-region transmission by 2035.

DOE commits to $1.3B transmission buildout

The National Transmission Needs Study serves as DOE's triennial state of the grid report and is an assessment of current and near-term future ...

National Transmission Needs Study Declares Itself Useless

The Needs Study is not intended to displace existing transmission planning processes and is not intended to identify specific transmission solutions to address ...