TheMacroGrid's profile picture. The Macro Grid Initiative seeks to expand & upgrade the nation’s transmission network to deliver job growth, a cleaner environment & lower costs for consumers.

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The Macro Grid Initiative seeks to expand & upgrade the nation’s transmission network to deliver job growth, a cleaner environment & lower costs for consumers.

📸: @ACORE's @krorourke at the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Forum Kevin spoke on a panel about why transmission policy matters to communities that live around and support U.S. military bases, focusing his remarks on state commission engagement.

TheMacroGrid's tweet image. 📸: @ACORE's @krorourke at the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Forum

Kevin spoke on a panel about why transmission policy matters to communities that live around and support U.S. military bases, focusing his remarks on state commission engagement.

The @ACORE Grid Forum returns to D.C. next week! ⚡️ Join key stakeholders for discussions on grid innovations, permitting and interconnection reforms, what’s next for regional and interregional transmission planning, and more. Register 👉 acore.swoogo.com/GridForum

Get ready for the #ACOREGridForum on October 23 in Washington, D.C. ✅Network with executives and innovators leading major #transmission projects. ✅Gain insights from leaders advancing permitting, interconnection, and regional planning. Register now! acore.org/GridForum?utm_…

ACORE's tweet image. Get ready for the #ACOREGridForum on October 23 in Washington, D.C.

✅Network with executives and innovators leading major #transmission projects.
✅Gain insights from leaders advancing permitting, interconnection, and regional planning.

Register now! acore.org/GridForum?utm_…


Jeff Dennis of the Electricity Customer Alliance explains the affordability and reliability benefits of high-performance conductors (HPCs), particularly in data center hot spots like northern Virginia 👇 Read his op-ed in Utility Dive: utilitydive.com/news/energy-af…


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Wisconsin needs a stronger power grid. Ryan Huebsch, @wiscef ED, explains why new transmission lines are vital to lower costs, improve reliability & power Wisconsin’s economic future in this recent op-ed. wiscef.org/press-news/#st… #EnergySecurity #Transmission #CleanIsRight


💡 New op-ed from @wiscef Executive Director Ryan Huebsch on the benefits of new transmission lines and why plans to build more in the Midwest should go forward ⬇️ 📰 in the Wisconsin State Journal: madison.com/opinion/column… #MISO #transmission #gridupgrades @ConsEnergyNet


Check it out: Jeff Tench of @VantageDC testifying to Congress on interregional transmission and how these lines help the U.S. stay technologically competitive ⬇️


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We're #hiring a Grid Campaigns Director to lead ACORE's engagement on #grid policy and maximize the impact of the @TheMacroGrid program. Think you're a good fit? Apply now! acore.org/about/careers/…

ACORE's tweet image. We're #hiring a Grid Campaigns Director to lead ACORE's engagement on #grid policy and maximize the impact of the @TheMacroGrid program. 

Think you're a good fit? Apply now! acore.org/about/careers/…

Former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner @brentgbailey speaks out against a group of state commissions trying to block transmission upgrades that would deliver up to $72 billion in net benefits 👇 Read more: magnoliatribune.com/2025/09/01/mis…


"...businesses must have certainty that when all the permits required for a project have been obtained, the project can be completed...revoking wind permits today opens the door to uncertainty for all types of energy projects," @martyjdurbin, @USChamber ⤵️ uschamber.com/economy/we-nee…


"It only makes sense that with increased load growth will require increased transmission." Great to hear both FERC nominees discuss the importance of interregional transmission and grid-enhancing technologies to ensuring affordable, reliable power. David LaCerte & Laura Swett⤵️


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Today, we went to the Hill to discuss a politically viable fix for our strained and aging electric grid: a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) macrogrid. ⚡️

NiskanenCenter's tweet image. Today, we went to the Hill to discuss a politically viable fix for our strained and aging electric grid: a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) macrogrid. ⚡️
NiskanenCenter's tweet image. Today, we went to the Hill to discuss a politically viable fix for our strained and aging electric grid: a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) macrogrid. ⚡️

ICYMI: Sept. 17 @RockyMtnInst & Quanta Technology webinar Elise Caplan of @ACORE will moderate the discussion on how stakeholders can deploy advanced transmission technologies to boost capacity, improve flexibility, and speed new energy integration. rmi.org/event/webinar-…


"Transmission isn't local. Neither are its benefits. Let's not let short-sighted politics get in the way of smart regional planning." Former AR PSC Chair Ted Thomas' response to a 5-state complaint about MISO's regional portfolio, Tranche 2.1 Read more⤵️ rtoinsider.com/112690-stakeho…


What's key to successful multistate Tx planning? Identifying cost savings "It is a very different conversation if we go in and say, 'We have $1B of benefits that we want to allocate between three states,' vs 'We have $500M of costs we need to allocate.'" utilitydive.com/news/interregi…


Over 18 months @NERC_Official studied the nation's interregional transmission capacity, finding a need for at least an additional 35 GW. "The U.S. is falling far behind competitors; China is doing 80 times what we're doing here on high-voltage." - @RobGramlichDC Full remarks ⤵️


"There's probably 20 high-quality studies all showing enormous consumer benefits if we get interregional transmission right...It's also often lowering costs for consumers, and it's certainly improving reliability." -@AbeEnergy 📰 via @rtoinsider rtoinsider.com/112900-states-…

TheMacroGrid's tweet image. "There's probably 20 high-quality studies all showing enormous consumer benefits if we get interregional transmission right...It's also often lowering costs for consumers, and it's certainly improving reliability." -@AbeEnergy 

📰 via @rtoinsider 
rtoinsider.com/112900-states-…

"Vantage is relatively agnostic as to the source of those electrons, so in the case of rulemaking or regulatory action that slows down the process of approving new generation or new transmission would definitely be a negative for our business." -@VantageDC's Jeff Tench


"While multi-state coordination of Tx network expansion is inherently more complex than individual state-led infrastructure projects, regional and interregional network upgrades often yield significantly greater benefits than smaller, local lines." -@K_Sercy, @NiskanenCenter 👏

This webinar promises to be informative - a great lineup on a great topic. We recently wrote about multi-state transmission collaboration. The US could get a lot of additional mileage out of this approach. niskanencenter.org/collaboration-…



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