Access documents and resources related to the Order No. 1920: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Key Project.
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its landmark rule, . This rule adopts specific requirements addressing how transmission providers must conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to pay for them to ensure the identification of more efficient or cost-effective regional transmission solutions. Many elements of Order No. 1920 align with New England’s innovative Longer-Term Transmission Planning (LTTP) framework accepted by FERC in July 2024, which also addresses future regional transmission planning to help meet clean energy goals, but with some differences.
FERC has granted the 快活app官网 compliance extensions to provide more time for the New England region to leverage lessons learned from executing the first competitive solicitation for an LTTP solution (the 2025 Longer-Term Transmission Planning RFP), and allow for a full window of compliance development, state engagement, and stakeholder process.
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