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Bulk Power System Flow Control

Gentle, Jake P.·Shafiul Alam, S. M.·Priest, Zachary M.·Sun, Mucun
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On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order Number 2023, targeting an improved generation-interconnection process in the United States. FERC Order No. 2023 requires transmission providers to evaluate transmission technologies, other than network expansion, that could provide system improvements and help expand bulk-power system capacity. Transmission providers must consider technologies that would fall under the category of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), which provide capacity-expansion options other than conventional transmission expansion.

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Gentle, Jake P., Shafiul Alam, S. M., Priest, Zachary M., Sun, Mucun. 2024-04-01. Bulk Power System Flow Control. https://doi.org/10.2172/3012148

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