This February 2021 report by the Brattle Group was prepared for the WATT (Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies) Coalition. The report discusses how Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) can resolve the transmission issue hindering the deployment of renewable generation and the analysis focuses on three GETs, in particular: Advanced Power Flow Control, Dynamic Line Ratings, and Topology Optimization. The authors provide a case study illustrating how the Southwest Power Pool use of 3 GETs enabled more than twice the amount of additional new renewables or 2,600 MW to be integrated for annual cost savings of $175 million and annual carbon emission reductions of over 3 million tons.
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