Action Plan Issued to Explore Cost-Saving Transmission

On Apr 28, 2025

The Murphy Administration has joined eight Northeast states in issuing a strategic action plan that identifies near- and mid-term steps that state, regional, and federal policymakers can take to pursue interregional transmission solutions in the effort to reduce costs for consumers and make energy systems more secure.

The Northeast States Collaborative’s strategic action plan outlines a range of actions over the next several years to improve interregional transmission planning processes across three different grid planning regions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Key near-term actions include the issuance of a Request for Information for potential interregional transmission projects that provide reliability benefits and cost savings for consumers. The plan also identifies transmission equipment standardization efforts to support a unified and comprehensive approach to transmission investments.

The Collaborative includes New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Last summer, the multi-state group signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a framework for coordinating its activities and identified this strategic action plan as a critical next step.

Since that time, the Collaborative has engaged relevant federal agencies and organizations with technical expertise to identify and assess shared areas of focus for interregional transmission cooperation and coordination. Issuance of the strategic action plan is a key milestone for the Collaborative as it seeks to remove regulatory and technical barriers to greater interregional transmission planning and engagement for the benefit of consumers and grid reliability.

“As we take a comprehensive look at opportunities to secure short and long-term ratepayer savings, all options are on the table and this strategic action plan will help us explore transmission solutions that deliver savings and reliability benefits for millions of residents and businesses,” said NJBPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy.

The Northeast States Collaborative will host a webinar tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29 at 10 a.m. to discuss the strategic action plan’s near-term and mid-term focus areas. Registration information is available here.

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