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We need lots more power lines. Why are we so bad at planning them?
- niftich 10y agoElectricity transmission in the US is privatized and handled by several hundred individual companies [1]. These associate into regional councils that are obviously regional in focus. The NERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation sets standards for these councils. Barring any large-scale government initiative, all planning is from the bottom-up, so that's why we're so bad at planning in the large. [1] https://www.nerc.net/eroregistration/currentmembers.aspx https://www.nerc.net/eroregistration/currentmembers.aspx