Grid planners need more input on policy and a reliability “safety valve,” the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative said in a new paper.

Despite the ongoing shift to renewables, the Eastern Interconnection has sufficient inertia to maintain system frequency for at least the next five years.

By Rich Heidorn Jr. ATLANTA — Despite the ongoing shift to renewables, the Eastern Interconnection has sufficient inertia to maintain system frequency for a...

Ten transmission upgrades have been placed in service in New England since October, ISO-NE engineer Jon Breard told the RTO’s Planning Advisory Committee.

The ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee discussed the Regional System Plan, Eversource's work replacing aging transmission towers and the EIPC.

Transmission planning in the Eastern Interconnection is well-coordinated among its planning authorities, according to EIPC.

Transmission planning in the Eastern Interconnection is well-coordinated, according to the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative.