NASEO Publishes Report on the Importance and Implications of FERC Order 1920

On September 26, 2024, NASEO released a new publication, The Importance and Implications of FERC Order 1920 for State Energy Offices: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation, detailing the role for State and Territory Energy Offices in transmission planning and cost allocation in the wake of FERC Order 1920. On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a landmark order on Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation (Order 1920). As a significant and lengthy rule with uncertainty in the implementation timeline, this explainer is written for a broad, non-technical audience. The report summarizes and highlights significant implications of Order 1920 for State Energy Offices in a question-and-answer format, divided in the following sections:

• Motivation for and Overview of Order 1920
• Long-Term Regional Transmission Planning
• Transmission Facilities Cost Allocation
• Other Order 1920 Related Issues
• Timeline, Next Steps, and the Role of State Energy Offices
• Additional Resources

Please click here for the full report.