descriptive claim
US high-voltage transmission buildout has slowed to ~1% annual circuit-mile growth despite DOE finding a need to more than double interregional transmission capacity by 2035; siting, permitting, and cost-allocation disputes are the binding constraints, not technology or capital.
desc_transmission_stall
confidence 0.80
Warrants (2)
supports (1)
- National Transmission Needs Study modeled_projectionweight0.90
locator: Chapter 3 regional needs; interregional findings
qualifies (1)
- Queued Up: 2024 Edition --- Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection direct_measurementweight0.60
locator: Interconnection-upgrade cost trend figures