Dec. 20 — A robust transmission system will be needed to accommodate the new renewables and a growing volume of distributed energy resources. However, NERC warned development of transmission infrastructure has declined from nearly 40,000 circuit miles earlier this decade to less than 15,000 circuit miles planned over the next ten years.
— Utility Dive
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