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FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed-Up Approval of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure

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However, in section 1221 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 , Congress gave FERC limited “backstop” authority to approve certain projects in areas designated as “national interest electric transmission corridors” by DOE. In 2007, FERC issued Order No. is to achieve its clean energy ambitions.

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