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Article: DOE and FERC Seek Advice Regarding Congested Transmission Corridors of National Interest.(Department of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- August 20, 2006
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Section 1221 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 provides for adoption of procedures designed to facilitate expansion of the national electric transmission grid where needed to relieve congestion. Pursuant to that section, the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for designating any geographic area experiencing electric energy transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers as a "national interest electric transmission corridor."
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is then authorized to issue permits for construction or modification of transmission lines within such national interest electric ...