New Coalition’s Mission: Drain the Transmission Planning Swamp
By SGN Staff
Mar 2, 2010 - 2:00:51 PM

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A new utility industry group calling itself The Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy says it will push for fair, transparent regional Smart Grid transmission planning with the platform that those who would directly benefit from new transmission investments should pay for them. Read more.

The process of siting and paying for transmission is broken and needs to be fixed. It takes too long; it costs too much; it antagonizes too many people. And this chaotic mess makes it hard for us to do what's already underway in China and Europe and the Middle East — namely, an upgrade and modernization of transmission with an emphasis on the transport of renewable energy.

We're not experts and don't have opinions on how best to change laws, regulations, oversight and financing. But here's one group that thinks the overarching answer is to make those who benefit pay the full freight.

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