A dynamic transfer is a coordinated transfer of firm energy between balancing area authorities. This report provides regulators and policymakers with an examination of historical and emerging uses of dynamic transfers. It also describes the distinct role that dynamic transfers play in keeping integration costs down and evaluates how dynamic transfers relate and i...

RAP is funded by the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) and the U.S. Department of Energy to support Phase III of the Western Renewable Energy Zones (WREZ) Initiative, which aims to develop areas in the Western Interconnection with abundant, high-quality renewable resources and establish an efficient network of interstate transmission lines to deliver the ene...