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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

Legal Planet

And since the amount of power generated by wind and solar fluctuates more than typical fossil-fuel generation, the grid needs to be ready to shift power from one area to another. But two appellate-court decisions strictly limited this authority: A 2009 Fourth Circuit decision, Piedmont Environmental Council v.

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

Law Columbia

State law often provides that, in assessing the public interest, the regulator can consider “only the interests of in-state residents and businesses.” will need to rapidly decarbonize its electricity generating system, replacing fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy systems. To get there, the U.S.

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