A new study from The Brattle Group, with support from the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA), the Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association (CCEBA), and the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), reveals that the Southeast must modernize its approach to investing in its regional power grid infrastructure to support economic growth, energy affordability, and long-term resilience.

The report highlights that, while electricity demand in the Southeast is soaring due to new manufacturing, data centers and population growth, the region is the only major US market that has not approved a single regional transmission project in recent history. Instead, Southeast transmission planning is limited to identifying upgrades within each individual utility company, foregoing the opportunity to identify more beneficial solutions.

Report press release from SREA, CCEBA and CEBA can be found on this link.

A quick overview of the report’s key findings can be found on this link.