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February 13, 2018
WIRES and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute held a briefing on the widespread, substantial, and long-lasting benefits of investment in electric transmission. Expanding and upgrading the grid will make it more resilient and deliver increased economic, environmental, and consumer benefits in the billions of dollars over its useful life, according to WIRES.
And yet, investment in new regional and interregional electric transmission has been incremental and subject to elaborate and expensive planning and permitting requirements that can easily last a decade. This panel discussed why transmission should be a major component of the infrastructure conversation and why the economic and societal benefits from a robust high-voltage grid are so important.
James Hoecker, Husch Blackwell LLP, WIRES Counsel; former chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Julia Frayer, Managing Director, London Economics International LLC
Nina Plaushin, President, WIRES; Vice President, Federal Affairs, ITC Holdings Corp.