Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
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CEERT Reports
TRANSMISSION IN 2024
CEERT’s Review of the Challenges Ahead
GridLAB & CEERT
May 2024
The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) continues to prioritize its engagement in California’s transmission planning, interconnection, and permitting processes. Last year we released three reports focused on the need for substantial expansion of the high voltage transmission system and on the need for major reforms to transmission permitting at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This report focuses on more recent California Independent System Operator (CAISO) planning activities, including the issuance of a draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan, the finalization of the interconnection process enhancement initiative, and the preparation for studies in the upcoming 2024-2025 Transmission Plan.
This report also evaluates ongoing efforts of the Legislature and the CPUC to address transmission permitting reform following up on last year’s activities.1 The backlog of policy driven and reliability-driven transmission projects that need to commence construction is continuing to grow with the expected addition of 26 new projects in the 2023-2024 Transmission Plan, which will bring the total number of transmission projects that have been approved over the past three transmission plans to 94. Delays in transmission development will jeopardize California’s necessary transition to a zero-carbon economy. In particular, permitting reform is urgently needed in order to expand and modernize California’s electric system and strengthen linkages to the rest of the Western grid.
November 4, 2010 Workforce Needs for Renewable Energy Powerplants in Southern California - (pdf)
September 21, 2010 Quarterly Staff Report May - August 2010 - (pdf)
September 15, 2010 Workforce Needds For Large-Scale Solar Projects - (pdf)
July 14, 2010 Acres & Watts: Considering Scale & Renewable Energy - (pdf)
July 10, 2010 Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Resources and the DRECP - (pdf)
October 12, 2009 California Signs First Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Interior Regarding Renewable Energy: Expediting the Siting of Renewable Energy Projects Needed to Reach CA's 33% Goal - (pdf)
June 1, 2009 Memorandum of Understanding Between the State of California and the Department of the Interior on Renewable Energy - (pdf)
May 21, 2009 Summary: "Waterfall" Value Proposition of Large-Scale Solar Power Technologies in California - (pdf)
May 1, 2009 Value Proposition of Large Scale Solar Power Technologies in California - (pdf)
February 7, 2009 Harvesting CA Renewable Energy Resources: A Green Jobs Business Plan - (pdf)
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