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SERTP: Planning for Yesterday’s Grid in Tomorrow’s Southeast

SERTP: Planning for Yesterday’s Grid in Tomorrow’s Southeast

The Southeast’s electric grid is being asked to absorb historic levels of new demand, yet the regional planning process meant to prepare for that future is still modeling...
SERTP Should Lead the Southeast in Transmission Planning

SERTP Should Lead the Southeast in Transmission Planning

Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) stakeholder meetings in 2025 have tackled Long-Term Scenario Development and surging load forecasts - but with reliability risks mounting and economic opportunities on...
At SERTP’s Q2 Meeting, Transmission Planning in the Southeast Continues with Some Improvements

At SERTP’s Q2 Meeting, Transmission Planning in the Southeast Continues with Some Improvements

Stakeholders at the Southeast Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) meeting on June 26 in Chattanooga were presented with the 10- year forecasts for elements that influence transmission solutions. Things...

SREA's Comments on Enhancing SERTP's Stakeholder Engagement, Transparency and Effectiveness of the RPSG

The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) values the opportunity to provide comments regarding the SERTP Sponsors initial request for reforming the Regional Planning Stakeholder Group (RPSG). At its most recent meeting on April 30th, SERTP sponsors requested feedback regarding potential reform...

SERTP Scenario Development: Leading or Lagging?

At the April 30, 2025, Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) stakeholder meeting on Long-Term Scenario Development, Southeast utilities took a small but important step toward updating their planning methods. But, with load forecasts surging, reliability risks mounting, and economic opportunities on...

Transparency, Tension & Transmission Planning: What happened at the SERTP Q1 2025 Meeting

The Southeast Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) group hosted its first quarterly meeting of 2025 earlier this month, and while much of the meeting focused on technical updates, stakeholder coordination, and procedural housekeeping, the undercurrent of frustration from clean energy stakeholders made...

The Importance of Open and Transparent Cost Allocation in Transmission Planning

Transmission planning may not seem like the most glamorous topic, but it’s potentially a huge stumbling block to planning critical grid upgrades. As we push toward a more resilient, reliable, and sustainable grid, the Southeast faces a critical moment in determining...

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