Transmission & Interconnection

The urgent need to to supply electricity to an enormous wave of new data centers is driving an estimated $1.1 trillion in transmission investment, as well as initiatives that could fundamentally change the interconnection process for large loads and how they are powered. RTOs, ISOs, and other regional planning bodies must for the first time expand transmission planning from the usual 3-5 years to long-term 10- and 20-year horizons, and many are working on consolidating interconnection and transmission planning. Profound changes are affecting cost allocation, queue management, regional planning, permitting, the use of GETs, and other factors impacting the ability to quickly add capacity to the grid. How will it affect transmission owner/operators, investors, and a wide range of power industry stakeholders, including developers of new generation? 

Infocast’s Transmission & Interconnection Summit 2026 will provide the most up-to-date and detailed analysis of these new dynamics as they impact the entire power sector.  The 2026 event will continue Infocast’s decades-long tradition of bringing together the critical policymakers, senior executives, senior stakeholders, and leading industry experts who are at the forefront of the efforts to meet the needs of the energy transition. 
 

These active market participants will provide uniquely deep dives into key topics including: 

• How could large load interconnection processes change as a result of the new FERC ANOPR, and how will that affect cost allocation for system upgrades? 
• How is FERC Order 1920-B affecting transmission planning, cost allocation, permitting, and other critical processes? 
• What best practices are emerging in FERC Order No. 2023 in RTO/ISO regions and regulated markets, and how is the interconnection of existing and new generation projects being affected? 
• How are AI tools being used to accelerate interconnection studies and transmission planning? 
• What impacts are “fast track” programs having on interconnection queues? 
• Could consolidating interconnection and transmission planning hold the key to solving “speed to power” issues? 
• What are the most effective ways to incorporate Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) in transmission planning and operations? 
• Do we need to rethink investments to ensure extreme resilience on the grid? 

Attend Transmission & Interconnection Summit 2026—after over 25 years still the only event focusing on the business and policy environment of transmission asset investment and development--and get the answers you need. Please review our remarkable agenda and faculty and reserve your place today!