A 300-Mile Transmission Line Could Help Decarbonize the Southeast. Power Companies Want to Stop It

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Some lawmakers and local utilities are against a project that advocates say would reduce power bills and protect residents from blackouts.

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” In other words, Entergy’s system might not be equipped to handle the extra power shipped in from Texas without capital upgrades — and because utilities pass on the costs of approved capital upgrades to consumers as a matter of course, this would mean higher electric bills.

 

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