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.
June 29, 2021 CEERT Quarterly Staff Report January - May 2021 - (pdf)
October 23, 2020 CEERT Quarterly Staff Report May - September 2020 - (pdf)
September 29, 2020 REPORT: Stimulus Investments in Advanced Energy Sector Would Deliver > $700 Billion to California’s Economy - (pdf)
July 13, 2020 CEERT Quarterly Staff Report Jan - May 2020 - (pdf)
June 8, 2020 Rewiring the U.S. For Economic Recovery | Sonia Aggarwal and Mike O'Boyle - (pdf)
January 17, 2020 Global Warming Data, Trend and Forecast - January 2019 | Dr. Rich Ferguson, CEERT - (pdf)
December 16, 2019 Global Warming Data, Trend and Forecast - December 2019 | Dr. Rich Ferguson, CEERT - (pdf)
November 18, 2019 Global Warming Data, Trend and Forecast - November 2019 | Dr. Rich Ferguson, CEERT - (pdf)
October 16, 2019 Global Warming Data, Trend and Forecast - October 2019 | Dr. Rich Ferguson, CEERT - (pdf)
September 23, 2019 Global Warming Data, Trend and Forecast - September 2019 | Dr. Rich Ferguson, CEERT - (pdf)
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