Title: Future Bulk Electric Transmission System Design and Benefit Analysis for the U.S.
Speaker: Yifan Li, ECpE Graduate Student
Abstract: Interconnection wide electric transmission system has been envisioned to facilitate the growth of renewable energy, enhance reliability, improve system operating efficiency and reduce emissions. We propose an explicit planning approach for transmission design at the national level. It has been applied to the U.S. power system to design transmission overlays for multiple future generation scenarios. Associated simulation results suggest that a national transmission overlay provides economic, environmental and system performance benefits.