Energy Department Supports Interstate Power Transmission Project, Clearing a Path Forward

SUGAR LAND--April 18, 2016--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A controversial interstate transmission project is moving forward after the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) (Washington, D.C.) overrode objections to it from Arkansas utility regulators. For the first time, the DoE used authority granted to it under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to partner with transmission developers to advance transmission projects it deems in the national interest. Within this article: Provides statements from individuals on both sides of the issue as well as statements from the DoE.