Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements

Abel, Amy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Electric power distribution;    Electric utilities;    Infrastructure;   

RP-ID  :  RL32075
RP-ID  :  RL32075 2005-06-10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The electric utility industry is inherently capital intensive. At the same time, the industry must operate under a changing and sometimes unpredictable regulatory system at both the federal and state level. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has set in place government activities intended to relieve congestion on the transmission system. Several factors have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity; these are outlined within this report. This report also discusses earlier pieces of energy legislation.