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National Transmission Needs Study | Department of Energy

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The challenges facing the Nation’s energy system have substantially shifted in the last one hundred years and will continue to evolve. Yet, today’s grid cannot adequately support 21st century challenges —including the integration of new clean energy sources and growing transportation and building electrification — while remaining resilient in the face of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change. The power grid is the backbone of the nation’s electricity system, and it must adapt to maintain reliability and resiliency. On October 30, 2023, DOE released the National Transmission Needs Study. The full report is available here. The National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study) is an assessment of existing data and current and near-term future transmission needs through 2040. The Needs Study is an assessment of publicly available information and more than 120 recently published reports that consider historic and anticipated future needs given a range of electricity demand, public pol

The paradigm defining the Nation’s energy system has fundamentally shifted, rapidly transitioning from decades of stagnant demand to an era of unprecedented, exponential load growth. Today's legacy grid must optimize to accommodate the load growth of hyperscale AI data centers and increasing domestic manufacturing, integrate new firm energy generation sources of coal, gas, and nuclear, and support accelerating building and transportation electrification. It must remain reliable and secure when facing severe weather events. As the backbone of the nation’s electricity system, the power grid must

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