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The Explosion of Transmission Costs in ERCOT: Causes, Forecasts, and Policy Solutions

Overview of ERCOT’s 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP)

What STEP is and what it is not ERCOT’s Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP) proposes new 765-kilovolt (765-kV) transmission lines to move large amounts of electricity across Texas and strengthen the backbone of the…

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An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan

WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas, and the plan does not address the need to…

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June 2, 2026