NASEO States Transmission Summit - Powering Progress: State Leadership and the Future of America's Grid

This two-day summit will bring together state energy leaders and decision-makers, private industry, and federal partners for an in-depth, solutions-oriented dialogue on the nation's electric transmission system---and its central role in enabling economic growth, strengthening grid resilience, ensuring reliability and affordability, and advancing national security. This event will provide a dedicated forum for candid discussion, peer exchange, and coordinated action across jurisdictions and sectors. Participants will: Examine pressing transmission challenges facing states and explore practical solutions related to planning, siting and permitting, technical and analytical resources, stakeholder engagement, and interjurisdictional collaboration. Explore how state leadership intersects with the responsibilities of transmission developers, regulators, regional transmission organizations, the private sector, and federal partners --- and identify strategies for improved coordination that can accelerate timely and effective outcomes. Gain action-oriented information to support State Energy Offices' responsibilities in transmission planning.