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States are increasingly turning their attention to the transmission lines, substations and transformers needed to get that electricity from renewable energy sources into homes and businesses.

The rate of grid expansion needs to double to bring wind and solar online and would cost $700 billion. Advocates want utilities and grid operators to build infrastructure that aligns with the states’ clean energy goals.

A complex web of independent system operators, state regulators and utility companies oversee the planning and construction of new grid infrastructure, with frequent disagreements about who should bear the cost.

A complex web of independent system operators, state regulators and utility companies oversee the planning and construction of new grid infrastructure, with frequent disagreements about who should bear the cost.

For Washington state drivers to fully embrace electric vehicles, they’ll need more places to charge them.

For Washington state drivers to fully embrace electric vehicles, theyll need more places to charge them.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The specific regulations for Washington state are yet to be created and the public will have the chance to weigh in, The Seattle Times reported .

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington announced Wednesday that his state would be following California's lead in banning the purchase of all gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

Public will have chance to weigh in on details of plan, with transportation accounting for 40% of state greenhouse gas emissions