Obstacles to Energy Infrastructure: Barriers to Building Long-Distance Transmission
A moderated webinar discussion focused on long distance lines and the obstacles they face in getting built.
Details
High voltage transmission lines that cross state lines and deliver energy between regions can help increase utilization of variable resources, improve reliability, and reduce electricity prices. Despite these benefits, long distance transmission lines face many obstacles, including finding agreement among states, addressing opposition from motivated stakeholders, and siting lines across multiple jurisdictions.
Resources for the Future (RFF) is hosting a series of webinars to discuss the critical need to build more energy infrastructure more quickly, policy efforts to facilitate this need, and the many remaining obstacles to growing energy infrastructure. On Thursday, July 24, RFF hosted the second session focused on long distance transmission.
Speakers
- Catherine Hausman, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
- Adria Brooks, Director of Transmission Planning, Grid Strategies
- Anna Foglesong, Managing Director, Clean Grid Initiative
- Suzanne Glatz, Principal Consultant, Glatz Energy Consulting
- Molly Robertson, Associate Fellow, RFF (Moderator)
