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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

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The high-voltage wires must be well insulated, kept cool, and set at a safe distance from any people or obstacles. Within those NIETCs, the law allowed FERC to issue federal permits for transmission, in place of state permits, if a state permit application had not been approved within one year of filing.