Optimal Transmission Planning
Moderator Andrew French is a Commissioner for the Kansas Corporation Commission. Aubrey Johnson is Executive Director of Planning & Competitive Transmission at MISO. Antoine Lucas is VP of Engineering at SPP.
The University of Missouri's Financial Research Institute held a two-part webinar on Optimal Transmission Planning and Development for 2022 and Beyond. Two panels discussed regional and interregional comprehensive transmission planning efforts and next steps for advancing optimal and efficient transmission development.
The concept for the virtual gatherings arose from recent events, including passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and recent efforts by the Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission on resolving issues related to transmission planning and development throughout the country.
This panel focused on regional and interregional transmission planning in RTO footprints in light of the priorities and funding put forth in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In the discussion are MISO's Executive Director of Planning & Competitive Transmission Aubrey Johnson and SPP's VP of Engineering Antoine Lucas. The event was moderated by Kansas Corporation Commission's Andrew French.
Moderator and Commissioner, Kansas Corporation Commission, Andrew French: Address SPP and MISO's organizational views of the infrastructure legislation passed last year, and any immediate opportunities you think will help shape your efforts at comprehensive planning.