Transmission Facilitation Program News Today

The US government has introduced a new Initiative to enhance the capacity, reliability and resilience of the electricity grid in the country.

Planning and permitting for long-distance electric transmission lines can be contentious, with multiple points of failure.

Election primary wins for Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leave West Virginia poised to stick with a fossil fuel-heavy energy status quo. But the electoral success of those two comes amid signs of an accelerating national energy transition.

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a new Final Rule concerning federal environmental review and permitting processes for certain electric transmission...

The Final Rule implements a May 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the federal agencies currently responsible for various aspects of environmental review and permitting of...

DOE Announces New Federal Permitting Rule To Slash Transmission Review Timelines in Half While Maintaining Integrity of the Environmental Review Process, New $331 Million Investment to Add More Than 2,000 Megawatts Across the Western U.S. Grid

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The Transmission Facilitation Program (“TFP”), a federal clean-energy initiative arising out of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that aims to enhance the capacity,...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reviewing 20 major renewable energy projects — mostly solar — across the West that would cover as much as 193,000 acres of federal land, and...

Looking for the latest Government Contracting News? Read about DOE Requests Proposals for $1.2B 2nd Round of Electric Transmission Facilitation Program;