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Transmission development key to Inflation Reduction Act’s climate potential: report

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland · last updated

The U.S. high-voltage transmission system needs to grow 2.3% a year, up from its 1% annual growth rate over the last decade, to meet the Inflation Reduction Act’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential, according to a report released Friday by the Princeton University-led REPEAT Project.

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