Climate Policy Center

Climate Policy Center

Federal Policy Options for Improving Grid Reliability and Reducing Costs with Transmission

In a new report, MIT researchers analyze policy options for improving the U.S. electric grid by incentivizing increased interregional transmission.

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The MIT Climate Policy Center has identified several policy focal areas to emphasize initially; they are each described below. But MIT researchers also study many other topics related to climate policy; contact us at ClimatePolicyCenter@mit.edu if you are a policymaker interested in more information about the climate impact of policy ideas under consideration. 

Climate Policy Center Focal Areas

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