Ethan Howland of UtilityDive reports that the U.S. only built 55 miles of high-voltage transmission in 2023.
- Despite $25 billion in spending from utilities, the U.S. only brought 55 miles of high-voltage transmission online in 2023.
- In the mid-2010s, the U.S. was able to bring online 1,700 miles of high-voltage transmission were each year on average.
- Modernizing the permitting process and streamlining projects is critical to meeting our energy, economic, and environmental goals.
“High-voltage transmission construction — 345-kV or greater — has fallen since the early 2010s when about 1,700 miles was added each year on average, according to the report. High-voltage additions fell to 925 miles on average from 2015 to 2019, and 350 miles a year from 2020 to 2023, Grid Strategies said.”
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