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Committee backs transmission-capacity study targeting four key paths
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 12, which directs an interim study of Montana transmission capacity and named paths (Paths 8, 18, 80 and 83), won committee support after testimony from industry, renewables and business groups urging action on congestion and interconnection.
The House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations committee voted to advance Senate Joint Resolution 12, a transmission-capacity study that identifies several named paths and asks an interim body to examine transmission upgrades, interconnection barriers and the economic effects of current constraints.
Sponsor Sen. Greg Hunter told the committee Montana has abundant renewable and natural resources but lacks sufficient transmission capacity to move generation to load…
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