This National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) October 23, 2012 presentation provides an overview of renewable energy markets and development activities within the western United States (2010-2020 timeframe), helps you to understand the transmission planning process in the western U.S. Identifies the key players, policies, regulations and drivers; and within the context of these drivers, discusses the current and future potential of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) renewable energy and transmission projects.