Abigail Sawyer

A bipartisan group of governors from 11 Western states on June 30 signed a letter endorsing the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition’s 10-year, $60 billion plan for upgrading transmission across the region by 2035. The governors, who signed the letter at the Western Governors’ Association’s annual meeting in Deer Valley, Utah, also committed to establishing a Western transmission task force to accelerate permitting. kAm“pD (6DE6C?

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