Americas > BRIEFING: US data centres, AI growth add pressure for transmission permitting reform -panellists

BRIEFING: US data centres, AI growth add pressure for transmission permitting reform -panellists

Published 00:42 on December 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:42 on December 3, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

As data centres and artificial intelligence drives electricity demand across the US, permitting wait times for transmission lines will need to be dramatically sped up in a number of ways, panellists said Monday, from limiting lawsuits against transmission projects to centralizing permitting authority in the federal government.
As data centres and artificial intelligence drives electricity demand across the US, permitting wait times for transmission lines will need to be dramatically sped up in a number of ways, panellists said Monday, from limiting lawsuits against transmission projects to centralizing permitting authority in the federal government.


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