Require transmission planners to advance long-term transmission solutions that are more efficient or cost-effective than short-term alternatives.

Advance transmission solutions that are more efficient or cost-effective in the long term to replace the need for less efficient short-term solutions;

The bill would require transmission planning regions to prioritize long-term, efficient or cost-effective transmission solutions over less efficient short-term options.

Casten Introduces Bill to Expand Benefits of Local Transmission Lines | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
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“(2) account for near-term (less than 5 years), medium term (5–10 years), and long term (10–20 years and beyond) transmission needs; “(3) ensure that more efficient or cost-effective long-term solutions replace the need for less efficient short-term solutions;

The bill would require transmission planning to consider near-, medium-, and long-term needs and prioritize more efficient or cost-effective long-term solutions over less efficient short-term ones.

H. R. 10539 (Introduced-in-House)
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