The Technical Review Committee (TRC) is a critical component of DOE’s public engagement during the development of the National Transmission Planning Study. The TRC includes three subcommittees focused on government policies, power system modeling, and environmental exclusion and land use planning. Members are selected based on technical qualifications, prior experience in transmission planning processes, availability to participate in scheduled meetings, and on their ability to articulate the overall perspectives of the sectors in which they are active.
 
Additional outreach during NTP Study development includes national webinars to inform the public of the project, outreach to existing national and regional organizations to leverage existing meetings with key stakeholder groups, and tribal outreach.