Rep. Peters Fact Sheet: The BIG WIRES Act
September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following fact sheet:
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The BIG WIRES Act
Problem: Interregional electric transmission is foundational to a growing economy based on affordable, reliable energy. But today, our transmission grid has stagnated. Since 2014, North America has built just 7 gigawatts of large-scale interregional transmission compared to 44 in Europe and 260 in China./1
America's transmissio . . .
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The BIG WIRES Act
Problem: Interregional electric transmission is foundational to a growing economy based on affordable, reliable energy. But today, our transmission grid has stagnated. Since 2014, North America has built just 7 gigawatts of large-scale interregional transmission compared to 44 in Europe and 260 in China./1
America's transmissio . . .