Conduct targeted research on utilities, transmission owners, and ISO/RTOs, including transmission expansion plans, regional planning processes, regulatory filings, interconnection queues, reliability needs, large-load growth, generation retirements, renewable integration, transmission investments, and other relevant market signals. Recognize client challenges that may require advanced studies involving inverter-based resources, data centers and other large electronic loads, renewable generation, BESS, HVDC, FACTS devices, system strength, control interactions, ride-through performance, and other emerging technologies.