The report card is based on four metrics of transmission planning and development per- formance: 1) Planning methods and best practices, 2) Miles of transmission built and future transmission plans, 3) Transmission capacity available for new resources, and 4) Conges- tion. [...] This mission or sale of electric energy subject to the juris- led to the first required transmission planning by every diction of the Commission, and all rules and regula- transmission provider.8 Nine principles, emphasizing the tions affecting or pertaining to such rates or charges importance of transparency and providing opportuni- shall be just and reasonable, and any such rate or ties for stak. [...] The report states that and regional planning by Independent System Operators high voltage transmission can im- (ISOs) and Regional Transmission prove the reliability and resilience of Organizations (RTOs). [...] In addition, involving representatives from the states in a region increases the like- lihood of broad buy-in for regional planning and that the regional transmission planning process is aligned with wider policy objectives and regional and state priorities. [...] The LRTP pro- cess identified a portfolio of lines in Tranche 1 that met multiple values and MISO con- ducted a detailed cost benefit analysis.85 The Tranche 1 projects are designed to “ensure a reliable and efficient regional and interregional transmission system that enables the changing portfolio across the near-term and long-term.86 MISO has used scenario-based planning in the past with its Mu.
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