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Nation-wide transmission overlay design and benefits assessment for the U.S

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  • Krishnan, Venkat
  • McCalley, James D.
  • Lemos, Santiago
  • Bushnell, James

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A U.S. nation-wide transmission overlay is a high capacity, multi-regional transmission grid, potentially spanning all three interconnections, designed as a single integrated system to provide economic and environmental benefits to the nation. The objective of this paper is to identify benefits to building a national transmission overlay and to lay out essential elements to facilitate continued dialog on this topic. A preliminary study performed on a national scale using a long term investment planning software illustrated that a national transmission overlay, under a high renewable penetration scenario, could result in cost-reduction of between one quarter trillion and one-half trillion dollars over a 40-year period, while promising to increase infrastructure resilience and flexibility.

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  • Krishnan, Venkat & McCalley, James D. & Lemos, Santiago & Bushnell, James, 2013. "Nation-wide transmission overlay design and benefits assessment for the U.S," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 221-232.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:56:y:2013:i:c:p:221-232
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.051
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    3. Schroeder, Andreas & Oei, Pao-Yu & Sander, Aram & Hankel, Lisa & Laurisch, Lilian Charlotte, 2013. "The integration of renewable energies into the German transmission grid—A scenario comparison," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 140-150.
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