Full Report: Eastern Canada-Northeast U.S. Interregional Transmission Planning Roadmap
On behalf of the Northeast Grid Planning Forum (NGPF), Acadia Center and Nergica are pleased to share the attached Eastern Canada – Northeast U.S. Interregional Transmission Planning Roadmap report (the Roadmap), commissioned by NGPF and prepared by Power Advisory. The Roadmap is intended to support ongoing conversations towards interregional planning of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers and advance collaborative interregional transmission planning and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) region.
To support this essential work, this Roadmap provides independent technical perspectives on potential approaches to structuring a coordinated interregional transmission planning framework for the combined Northeast region. The attached Roadmap:
- Identifies challenges to collaborative transmission planning – such as differing regulatory frameworks, fragmented planning processes, and complexities in aligning priorities across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proposes possible approaches and identifies existing models for optimized planning and investment, while respecting the autonomy of each state and province.