Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution Business Guide
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All 2 Documented Cases
Excessive Transmission Congestion Costs from Inadequate Capacity
$ billions annually across US RTOs (e.g., 5% increase 2019-2020, 100% increase 2020-2021)Transmission congestion in US RTOs forces reliance on higher-cost generation when low-cost power cannot flow due to grid limits, resulting in elevated real-time energy payments. Costs rose 100% from 2020 to 2021, indicating systemic inefficiency in congestion management. These recurring costs are passed to consumers via higher electricity prices.
Grid Capacity Underutilization Due to Persistent Congestion
$100-280 million annual savings potential from relief (implying equivalent losses prior)Congestion bottlenecks prevent full use of low-cost generation capacity, leading to curtailments and idle cheaper resources while expensive local generation is dispatched. This occurs daily at constrained interfaces, reducing effective transmission capacity. Zonal pricing and stability constraints exacerbate losses by not fully optimizing flows.