This document includes 167 legislative, appropriation, and oversight recommendations for environmental and energy policy. This product is a continuation of The Heritage Foundation’s effort to champion a principled approach to environmental and related energy policy based on principles of The American Conservation Ethic.
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An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
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