Congress-mandated study urges changes to achieve US ‘grid of the future’

摘要

A new congressionally-mandated report on the expected evolution ofthe US power system included 40 recommendations for creating the“electric grid of the future.”Key takeaways include the need for the US to establish a nationaltransmission development policy and to sharply increase spending ontechnological innovation as the power sector works to reduce carbondioxide emissions and accommodate cleaner and less centralizedresources.