Will the SMARTransmission study focus on economic or reliability factors?
SMARTransmission is divided into two phases. The first phase will consider reliability factors and recommend a possible technical configuration for extra-high voltage transmission for the region incorporating sponsor and stakeholder input. Based on this recommendation, a second phase – an economic study outlining the anticipated benefits of the proposed plan to the region – will be conducted.
The study was performed in two phases. The first phase considered reliability factors and identified extra-high voltage transmission solutions for the study area. The second phase – an economic study comparing the anticipated benefits of the proposed plans to the study region – is being conducted. Results will be published during the fourth quarter of 2010.
