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Committee approves bill to require utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies in planning
Summary
The Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 422, which would require utilities to consider advanced transmission technologies in integrated resource plans and direct the IURC to study their application, supporters said the technologies can increase grid capacity and lower congestion costs.
The Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee on April 22 approved Senate Bill 422, which would require utilities to include advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) in their integrated resource plans (IRPs), direct the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to study applications, and encourage deployment under IURC oversight.
Supporters said the bill is intended to reduce the need for new transmission construction by squeezing more capacity from existing lines and lowering congestion costs. "These are software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility," Carter…
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