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House panel backs bill encouraging transmission "grid‑enhancing" technologies
Summary
The House Public Utilities and Energy Standing Committee unanimously adopted and sent forward a substitute for HB 212, which directs utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) that can increase capacity and reduce congestion when cost‑effective.
The Utah House Public Utilities and Energy Standing Committee on Jan. 30 unanimously approved a substitute for House Bill 212, a measure that would require utility service providers to evaluate advanced transmission technologies to increase how much electricity existing transmission lines can carry and to encourage the Utah Public Service Commission to support such technologies when they are cost‑effective.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Watkins, told the committee the measure targets near‑term, lower‑cost options to increase usable transmission capacity and relieve congestion, which can reduce costs for ratepayers and lower wildfire risk.…
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