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| April 20, 2012

FERC Order 1000 gives transmission planning an update

In July 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1000 on transmission planning and cost allocations. The reforms in Order 1000 should lead to more transmission investment, especially in transmission projects intended to move renewable energy resources onto the grid.

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