Archive for the ‘business’ Category
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
The author discusses a way that states can avoid being overruled by the FERC regarding the placement and construction of transmission lines. He also closes a 4-day series of posts with some concluding remarks.Read the full story
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
The author goes into the law of rights-of-way, easements, and the exercising of eminent domain by utilities with FERC transmission line construction permits.Read the full story
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
Today the author discusses how the process of granting transmission line construction permits, and overruling local control in the process, works in the federally designated national interest electric transmission corridors.Read the full story
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
President Bush recently declared two large regions of the country "national interest electric transmission corridors," opening the door for the federal government to overrule local and state control over where and when transmission lines are located. This is the first of a four part series discussing the ramifications of ...
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