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Committee holds hearing on HB 1819 to encourage reconductoring and speed permitting for transmission upgrades
Summary
House Bill 1819, proposing reconductoring of existing transmission lines with advanced conductors and a narrow SEPA exemption, received a public hearing and broad stakeholder comment before the House Environment & Energy Committee.
House Bill 1819, introduced to address transmission congestion and increase capacity on existing corridors, received a public hearing before the House Environment & Energy Committee.
Representative Ed Barnard, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure would (1) require utilities to assess where advanced conductors could increase capacity, (2) create a narrow SEPA categorical exemption for reconductoring projects within existing rights-of-way, and (3) authorize an up-to-2% additional rate of return for utilities that invest in reconductoring new projects. "We need more power on our grid," Representative Barnard said. "This bill does three things to help get more power down existing transmission…
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