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Throughout the United States a consensus has emerged that an improved transmission system is in the interest of the country as a whole.1 However, decisions to implement new transmission lines may face significant cost, environmental, and public accepta...

Energy storage plays a vital role in all forms of business and affects the daily life of virtually every citizen in the US. The rapid advancement of communications and information processing technologies are a good example of an industry built on small...

This study reviews reports of congestion costs and begins to assess their implications for the current national discussion on the importance of the U.S. electricity transmission system for enabling competitive wholesale electricity markets. As a guidin...

The State Energy Assurance Guidelines were developed by the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) with the assistance of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) under the direction of the U.S. Department of...

Energy storage plays a vital role in all forms of business and affects the daily life of virtually every citizen in the US. The rapid advancement of communications and information processing technologies are a good example of an industry built on small...

In June 2006, the Western Governors’Association published “Clean Energy, a Strong Economy and a Healthy Environment,”a report from the Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee.3 This report explained that while vast renewable resources ex...

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is the primary organization within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, and policy development activities for the electric tran...

CenterPoint Comments on the Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges