The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) is looking to hire a Fellow to support its public policy research into interregional transmission and offshore wind transmission planning efforts. Candidates should be interested in research to improve the way we plan, permit and pay for energy infrastructure in United States, with an emphasis on bringing together state policymakers to better understand and influence wholesale markets, transmission planning, and other policies that cross jurisdictional and geographic borders.
The selected fellow will work with Abe Silverman in supporting two multi-state convenings – the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission (the NE States Collaborative) and the Planning Offshore Interregional Network Transmission Standardization Consortium (POINTS Consortium). The successful candidate will help lead research and convenings on topics such as:
- Improved processes for interregional transmission planning, with a focus on the PJM, New York Independent System Operator and Independent System Operator of New England grids;
- Developing best practices around deployment and contracting for high-voltage direct current transmission standards;
- Identifying timeline and related challenges affecting the offshore wind industry along the East Coast, considering financing needs, social license, permitting and affordability;
- Developing deployment strategies for grid enhancing technologies and advanced transmission technologies in a multi-state context; and
- Other related topics.
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