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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

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The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. As a result, transmission development is a crucial consideration for large-scale renewables planning. The IRA also provides $9.7

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

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will need to rapidly decarbonize its electricity generating system, replacing fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy systems. transportation and buildings) which will further increase the need for renewable generation. (For is to achieve its clean energy ambitions. To get there, the U.S.

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