In the United States from Washington DC, The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Association with the Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council commissioned in April 2014 an international tender titled “Study – Co-Optimization of Transmission with Other Resources – Demonstration”
In the tender, it stated:
The Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council (EISPC) represents the 39 states, the District of Columbia, the City of New Orleans and 8 Canadian Provinces located within the Eastern Interconnection electric transmission grid. This is the first time in the nation’s history that these entities will be working together, supported by a funding opportunity from the United States Department of Energy, to evaluate transmission development options throughout the Eastern Interconnection.
We are proud to say that PLEXOS has been selected for this work. Over the years, PLEXOS has proven to have the most advanced capabilities over and above any other product in the world.
This is a significant achievement because The Eastern Interconnect makes up for 68% of the US market again highlighting the ability of PLEXOS to replicate in great detail any system of any size anywhere in the world.