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President Barack Obama has called for a modernization and expansion of America’s electricity transmission grid to better cater for the nation’s “clean energy economy”.Speaking in a presidential memorandum, he said: “Countries that harness the power of clean, renewable energy will be best positioned to thrive in the global economy while protecting the environment and increasing prosperity.”
Improvements in how transmission lines are sited, permitted and reviewed will be prioritized, with new initiatives building on the work of the cross-agency Rapid Response Team for Transmission set up previously by the administration.
The full presidential memorandum is available here.
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