Blame Washington, not state utility commissions, for slowing down the construction of electric transmission lines.
Federal permitting and interconnection queues have become the primary bottleneck for new transmission projects, frustrating developers and utilities alike.
The Wall Street Journal reports that interconnection delays now exceed 3-1 years for some regions, far longer than state-level reviews.
Streamlining federal approval processes could accelerate grid modernization and clean energy deployment.
Opinion | The Real Transmission Bottlenecks Are Federal
Source: Wall Street Journal US Business · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing