Transmission Study Finds Interregional Lines Can Cut Extreme-weather Outages
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office, in 'The National Transmission Planning Study' chapter titled 'Stress Analysis for 2035 Scenarios,' says transmission expansion can materially change how the Western Interconnection performs during extreme heat and drought. The chapter, part of the National Transmission Planning Study led with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is identi . . .