Committee advances bill to encourage advanced grid technologies to ease transmission congestion
A Senate committee voted to give House Bill 93 a due‑pass recommendation after testimony from lawmakers, utilities advocates and environmental groups that the measure could allow the state's electric system to carry power more efficiently without building as many new transmission lines.
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House Bill 93, a committee substitute as amended, won a committee recommendation Thursday after sponsors and outside witnesses said the measure would require utilities to plan for advanced grid technologies to relieve congested transmission lines and improve reliability.
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