PowerForward: A changing utility landscape
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ATC was created to resolve a number of electric reliability problems caused, in part, by the operation of a balkanized transmission system. In 2001, when we combined the transmission assets of our owners, the local distribution companies, we began to link the assets together to create a much larger, more robust interconnected system. While many of those “seams” issues between the individual utilities have been addressed in recent years, we continue to face a changing landscape in our planning and operations. Public policy changes — including new air quality rules that result in the retirement of old generators and construction of new, cleaner facilities, as well as renewable energy mandates — influence how we plan and operate our system. A competitive energy marketplace introduced in the region in 2005 also affects our plans and system design.
Learn more about the continuing need for reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible electricity at atcllc.com/powerforward.
