Transmission Operations and Planning
EPRI's Transmission Operations and Planning Area addresses research and innovation for the Bulk Electric Power System through dedicated research programs and activities that address some of the largest challenges for society.
Research Areas
Integrated Assessments
Coordinated planning analyses across generation, transmission, and distribution systems
Market Operations and Design
Monitoring, development, and assessment of electricity market designs and software enhancements.
Operations Planning
Addressing the dynamic challenges of managing risk before real-time operation and preparing for emergencies.
Operations Scheduling
Advancing the design and management of real time variability, uncertainty and frequency stability of bulk electric systems.
Real Time Operations
Optimizing information flow from the field to operations helps them recognize increased risks and react before the risks become reality.
System Protection
Developing the tools, methods and guidelines to advance grid protection capabilities.
Transmission Planning and Integration of Inverter based resources
Models, tools and methods to ensure resilient, reliable and clean transmission networks.
What Are People Saying
The Korean electricity market is undergoing a significant market reform, and we are very pleased that EPRI has provided us with the opportunity to expand our knowledge by providing examples of various electricity markets in the U.S. We are eager to continue our cooperation with EPRI. In particular, we were very satisfied with the EPRI seminar on the nodal pricing market in Korea, as the participants were able to understand the concepts, operations, and issues in a professional and easy-to-understand manner.
Hongsuk Soh
KEPCO
National Grid's partnership with EPRI on the PQ Transmission Voltage Sag Project, which included defining Areas-of-Vulnerability and IBR voltage support potential, highlights the invaluable expertise and support provided by a multidisciplinary team at EPRI in enhancing power quality and reliability for the transmission system and for our essential customers like semiconductor manufacturer, Global Foundries.
Clayton Burns
National Grid
The blackstart study has been invaluable in validating and optimizing our restoration plans and strategies, providing confidence that we can efficiently restore critical loads in a timely manner. The insights gained have been instrumental in identifying and evaluating potential locations for additional blackstart resources. Incorporating new technologies into our procedures will be key to ensuring we utilize the most optimal resources. This study equips us with the foresight to anticipate and mitigate future challenges, ensuring we have adequate resources to restore the Georgia ITS.
Clifton R. Black, Joseph Dixon
Southern Company
Tools & Deliverables
Additional Resources
Aidan Tuohy
TO&P Director, EPRI