For decades, the Climate Institute has fostered the development of emerging leaders in the environmental movement by providing unique opportunities for innovation, project management, and creativity. The North American Supergrid Initiative is an outstanding example of this vision, and...

Building upon the research described in this publication, our team has identified several additional tasks that will further refine each area of research included in this document as we continue to study the challenges and benefits of the NAS:...

The North American Supergrid is a proposed nodal high voltage direct current (HVDC), largely underground transmission network that would extend across the lower 48 states, thus creating a national electricity market. The Supergrid would create a resilient backbone to...

Lead author: Justin Svenson Co-authors: Erik Bluvas, John McCaffrey, Adriana Pietras, Anthony Portillo, Ali Saboowala, John Sines, Ruoyu Mi   The purpose of this chapter is twofold: to get more detailed accounts of the benefits of the NAS (NAS or...

Lead authors: Kathryn Binkley, Tyler Respondek Legal considerations raised by implementation of the Supergrid involve routing and permitting processes, and ultimately regulatory reform advocacy for a regional transmission organization (RTO)-centered framework for effective operation of the Supergrid. The NAS...

Lead author: Matthew Acho Co-authors: José Alfredo Durand Cárdenas, Rachel Levine Dwight Macomber   Electric grid security has moved to the forefront of policy discussions at nearly all levels of government. At present, the U.S. electrical grid is outdated...

The North American Supergrid (NAS or Supergrid) would make electricity infrastructure more resilient and greatly reduce power sector carbon emissions. The North American Supergrid is a proposed nodal high voltage direct current (HVDC), largely underground transmission network that would...