New Transmission Resource - PowerLine
Browse the transmission case study clearinghouse at:
http://www.sonoraninstitute.org/powerline.html
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Renewable Energy Transmission
Transmission planning is a process that involves diverse stakeholders such as transmission developers, solar developers, conservation groups, tribal representatives, government organizations, and local decision makers. Sonoran Institute’s reputation and experience helping stakeholders engage in the collaborative process will be critical to the success of each project.
Projects
MSTI
A 500 kV project that will deliver electricity from Montana to customers in the Western United States. Visit the project website and the Sonoran Institute MSTI page.
Southline
Centennial West
Policy
The Sonoran Institute supports federal, state, and local policies that facilitate solar development in areas with the best solar resources and the fewest environmental impacts. Ideally, it is concentrated in already disturbed areas near existing transmission lines and other infrastructure.
Survey of Arizona Siting Stakeholders
Sonoran Institute commissioned K. R. Saline and Associates, PLC, to conduct interviews of stakeholders in the Arizona power plant and transmission line siting process. The purpose of the survey was to obtain stakeholders’ comments on the current siting process—where it functions well, where it could function better, and what particular improvements could be made, specifically through reform of the siting statutes. Read the report here.