Transmission Trouble –
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should pause implementation of ERCOT’s Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP) and carefully evaluate more affordable, reliable alternatives before committing Texans to the largest…
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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…
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…
The Explosion of Transmission Costs in ERCOT: Causes, Forecasts, and Policy Solutions
KEY POINTS • Transmission costs in ERCOT rose from $1.5 billion in 2010 to over $5 billion in 2024 and could increase to over $12 billion per year by 2033.• After adjusting for inflation and overall rising electricity demand,…
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