Transmission Interconnection

After years of flat to minimal increases in demand, interconnection requests by large loads indicate that many utility and RTO/ISO service territories will soon need to reliably provide 40-100% more capacity within scant years. Getting power to where it’s needed from where it’s generated will involve tens of billions of dollars of investment in new and upgraded transmission assets.

The Trump Administration’s policies will impact every aspect of that national buildout, beginning but not ending with the generation diversity that planners will need to meet. Moreover, FERC Order 1920-A will alter nearly all transmission planning and development processes across North America. How will these factors impact such urgent priorities as speeding the interconnection of a wave of new generation stalled in queues, enabling state energy transition plans, and reducing congestion plaguing many areas of the grid?

Only the players with the best information regarding new regional planning, cost allocation, and interconnection processes will be able to meet the demands of the unprecedented amounts of new customer load during this this revolutionary period of growth.

Infocast has organized Transmission & Interconnection Summit 2025 to provide up-to-the-minute policy updates and detailed analyses of how these new dynamics affect investment decisions and expansion planning in an increasingly turbulent market. This event will continue our decades-long tradition of bringing together critical policymakers, senior executives, major stakeholders, and leading industry experts to deliver the insights, different perspectives, and the most authoritative discussion of transmission and interconnection policies available.

These active market participants will provide a uniquely deep dive into key topics including:

• How can the enormous load growth from new data centers and clean energy manufacturing facilities be reliably supplied by the grid?
• How will the new FERC Order 1920-A affect transmission planning, cost allocation, permitting, and other critical processes?
• How well are FERC Order No. 2023 implementation reforms working in RTO/ISO regions and regulated markets, and how are renewable energy projects in the queues being affected during the transition period?
• What do state regulators think about their ability to meet increasing demand needs and decarbonization goals via their expanded role in transmission planning and cost allocation under 1920-A?
• What innovative approaches to reducing the time, cost, and labor intensity of interconnection studies and engineering are emerging?
• What are the most effective ways to incorporate Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) and reconductoring in transmission plans?
• How is worldwide demand for breakers, transformers, and other high-voltage equipment, and emerging potential supply chain chaos, affecting projects?
• What new large regional transmission buildouts are emerging in energy markets across the country, and who will participate in the tens of billions of dollars of coming investments in transmission projects?

Attend Transmission & Interconnection Summit 2025 — after over 20 years the leading event focusing on the business and business environment of transmission asset investment and development—and get the answers you need.