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Relieving The Congestion: The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative, Michelle C. Bailey
Relieving The Congestion: The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative, Michelle C. Bailey
Michelle C Bailey
Abstract for: RELIEVING THE CONGESTION: THE EASTERN INTERCONNECTION PLANNING COLLABORATIVE By: Michelle Bailey April, 2013 Congestion within the electric transmission grid, coupled with an absence of transmission, present the most significant barriers to integration of renewable energy sources and advancement of the electric grid towards a more reliable, responsive and efficient energy future. Responding to the critical need for new transmission, however, is a complex, protracted, and difficult process. The key barriers to transmission development are transmission siting and permitting, and cost allocation of transmission projects. Both of these hurdles are exacerbated by the fact that transmission project siting and …