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Bruce Westerman: BOEM's plan assumes a 400 percent increase in transmission capacity over the next 30 years.

On the recordJanuary 10, 2024
BOEM's plan assumes a 400 percent increase in transmission capacity over the next 30 years.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Critique of unrealistic assumptions in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's analysis.

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