Advancing Transmission Infrastructure and Regulatory Initiatives

The chapter delves into recent announcements regarding transmission infrastructure, funding, and upgrades under the transmission facilitation program. It highlights the significance of a new rule in the transmission industry, the involvement of stakeholders, and the allocation of funds by the DOE to support transmission lines. The conversation also discusses federal permits, the establishment of a grid deployment office, streamlining NEPA reviews, and the impact of new rules and initiatives from the DOE, administration, and FERC on addressing load growth in the energy sector.