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Transmission <br />Background accommodate changes in the way preempted in this area, or states should <br />wholesale power transactions occur. be compelled to participate ].n regional <br />We believe that substantial new trans- planning. <br />mission capacity will be required to: The planning, approval and construc <br />tion of transmission facilities is a <br />• transport electric power from new regional activity that also affects the <br />renewable generation sites to load national interest. If these facilities <br />centers; are going to be completed in a proper <br />and timely fashion, this work must be <br />• meet the increased energy demand coordinated on a regional basis with <br />from current uses; the federal government, under the <br />auspices of the Federal Energy Regu- <br />• provide for a growing reliance on latory Commission (FERC). In many <br />electricity for transportation; and instances state authority should be <br />T ~. s , <br />c 'y::. _ ~1g ti~ x, <br />} 'r. <br />~ ,~- _ ~ <br />.~ ~ `,~ ,+ <br />.m, ~ ~ _, <br />_:.. <br /> <br />One major positive development <br />relating to transmission occurred only <br />recently -the enactment of federal <br />"back-stop" siting authority granted to <br />FERC for certain new interstate trans- <br />mission lines. State authorities have <br />traditionally opposed any preemption <br />of their rights and have fought any <br />incursion into what they consider to be <br />their "turf". A problem with this posi- <br />---~ ~ -._ <br />5 ~„ <br />~ ~v <br />tt a <br />a ~ ,ce a~~~~ ~1 <br />ar~;~>~~ <br />~.~ ~w, i S~ .~ <br />r' ..,~`. aY . <br />