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Order 1920 4th Circuit Hearing to Determine Future of Cost-Effective Transmission Planning
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear challenges to FERC Order 1920, a 2024 regulation aiming to improve long-term regional transmission planning and cost allocation, particularly to address inefficiencies in the Southeast US grid. The order attempts to shift from short-term, utility-specific planning to more cost-effective regional planning to support growing electricity needs and grid reliability.
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You are facing a major regulatory change where regional transmission planning will be enforced over outdated local utility designs. Your business model must now prepare for new market opportunities created by this shift from fragmented to coordinated grid development.
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