Is there a way that you can enforce that? In other words, if an applicant comes forward with a proposal for a new right-of-way, you can say, no, wait a minute, have you done these other less expensive and less intrusive steps first?
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I hope that the FERC will encourage reconductoring and technological smart-grid enhancements before having to go to new rights-of-way.
We can't afford 10 or 15 years to permit a transmission line or a pumped storage project.
Stop digging the hole by adequately funding maintenance on an ongoing basis.
We are not going to achieve our clean energy goals without permit reform.
In order to get where we want to get environmentally, we have to build things.
Stop digging the hole by adequately funding maintenance on an ongoing basis.
We are not going to achieve our clean energy goals without permit reform.
We can't afford 10 or 15 years to permit a transmission line or a pumped storage project.
Stop digging the hole by adequately funding maintenance on an ongoing basis.
We are not going to achieve our clean energy goals without permit reform.
We can't afford 10 or 15 years to permit a transmission line or a pumped storage project.
We can't keep digging the maintenance hole deeper.
I hope the Department can support that bill as reported by the Committee.
I think it would be great to have some science backing this up.
Do you think the process itself is timely and effective?