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consumers. “It is vital to the nation’s economic health and welfare,” Meyer said. “We have seen persistent underinvestment in the transmission sector, relative to demand growth, since the mid-1980s.”
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, Meyer explained, requires states to consider adopting policies directing utilities to strengthen their demand response programs; requires the DOE to set efficiency standards for a wider range of “consumer products;” requires FERC to provide financial incentives for new transmission investment; requires DOE to publish a national study every three years on transmission congestion, and authorizes DOE to designate appropriate areas as National Corridors if it finds that consumers are being adversely affected by transmission constraints or congestion.
The designation, he said, would “signify that the federal government has concluded that a transmission congestion problem exists in the area and requires a timely solution.”
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